How the S-200 lead Americans to arm ICBMs with MIRV warheads

In 1964, a KH-4A Corona satellite spotted a site in Tallinn, Soviet Estonia under construction. The discovery lead the Americans to believe that the Soviets are setting up an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system at the site.

ZRK S-200V 2007 G1
George Chernilevsky [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Continue reading “How the S-200 lead Americans to arm ICBMs with MIRV warheads”