Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation intermediate-range ballistic missile
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- initialism weaponry Intermediate-range ballistic missile
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Examples
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Regional approaches such as IRBM and ICZM are examples of “ecosystem approaches.”
Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Summary for Decision-makers 2008
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It is possible to argue, and indeed it has been argued, that ballistic missiles such as IRBM's and ICBM's are not really "space" weapons, that they are simply an extension of the traditional art of artillery.
The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.
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Top-attack munitions would probably be targets for Standard or similar AA stuff, and an IRBM would make enough noise that someone * might* mistake it for a reason to light things up with the otherwise-bored Trident subs.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Anyone been following the build up to next falklands war? 2010
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The rocketry we are using (for our satellite) is completely separate from ICMB and IRBM rocketry.
Gerald Bracey: Beating the Russians into Space: We Could Have 2009
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On May 20th, Iran tested the Sajjil-2 IRBM, a solid-fuel missile that is meant for delivering WMDs, not for launching satellites.
They Say The Classics Never Go Out Of Style, But They Do, Baby. They Do | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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All it would take is an LEO nuke, or even an IRBM or smaller launched form a cargoship.
The Volokh Conspiracy » They Made a Multilateralism and Called It Peace 2009
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To date, however, few efforts at implementing IRBM have actually succeeded in achieving social, economic, and environmental objectives simultaneously (R15. 5.4).
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The IWRM approach embraces variants such as Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM), Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) and Integrated Coastal Management (ICM), all of which represent a fundamental change from single issue, command-and-control regulatory approaches for managing the water environment.
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Not to mention the way Reagan gave Gorby a wedgie when it came to an IRBM treaty, reducing the chance of Nuclear war!
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To date, however, few efforts at implementing IRBM have actually succeeded in achieving social, economic, and environmental objectives simultaneously.
Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Summary for Decision-makers 2008
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