The recent missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro involving an experimental Russian ballistic missile has raised concerns due to the use of multiple warheads, a capability known as Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV). This technology allows a single ballistic missile to carry and launch multiple warheads, each capable of targeting specific locations.
MIRVs were originally developed during the Cold War era to deliver multiple nuclear warheads with a single launch. Notably, the US intercontinental ballistic missile, the Minuteman III, is equipped with MIRVs. However, in the case of the Dnipro attack, the Russian missile was armed with conventional warheads instead of nuclear ones.
