: a missile with two or more warheads designed to strike separate enemy targets
also
: any of the warheads of such a missile
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Pakistan has also claimed to have MIRV technology, but experts say the claim is unverified.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
In the coming months, North Korea could also unveil multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology, which will allow its missiles to frustrate U.S. missile defenses.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The missile had several warheads that landed in different locations as part of what is known as a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV).
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Pakistan has also claimed to have MIRV technology, but experts say the claim is unverified.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
In the coming months, North Korea could also unveil multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology, which will allow its missiles to frustrate U.S. missile defenses.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023
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“MIRV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MIRV. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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