Missile

In military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight. In general, a missile may refer to anything thrown or launched object at a target like a javelin or darts.^[1] Nowadays, it means, mostly, a self-propelled guided weapon system. Missiles are used in war to destroy military targets.

Missiles can carry explosives or other destructive loads. The loads a missile may carry are called a "payload". It is not always harmful to people.

For example, cruise missiles have carried "graphite bombs" to destroy electrical power systems without much collateral damage.^[3] Missiles are also one of the causes of explosions.

1. ↑ "Darts - Darts Rules - Darts Games - Dart Board Games - Playing Darts". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
2. ↑ "World's military powers". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
3. ↑ Pike, John. "BLU-114/B "Soft-Bomb"". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2018-10-06.