# Minimum effective range for ICBMs?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-effective-range-for-icbms/414915 "2007-08-08T21:05:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Otara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otara)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-effective-range-for-icbms/414915/3 "2007-08-08T23:10:56Z")

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Found this;

[http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.139/missile\_detail.asp](http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.139/missile_detail.asp)

“Both versions were constrained by a minimum range of 600 km (373 miles) and an accuracy of 550 m CEP.”

And this:  
[http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.26/missile\_detail.asp](http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.26/missile_detail.asp)

“The CSS-5 can deploy its 600 kg payload with a minimum range of 500 km (311 miles) and a maximum range of 2,150 km (1,336 miles).”

Which shows missiles do have minimum ranges, but it varies from missile to missile, assuming the references are accurate. Yes I realise the second one isnt really an ICBM, but I suspect the point stands.

Otara

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