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I think LGM-30 Minuteman is the best ICBM.
Weight 78,000 lb (35,300 kg)
Length 59 ft 9.5 in (18.2 m)
Diameter 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) (1st stage)
Warhead a Nuclear warhead W62, W78, or (2006) W87
Detonation
mechanism Air Burst
Engine Three solid-propellant rocket motors; first stage Thiokol TU-122 (M-55); second stage Aerojet-General SR-19-AJ-1; third stage Aerojet/Thiokol SR73-AJ/TC-1
Operational
range 8,100 (Exact is Classified) miles (13,000 km)
Flight altitude 700 miles (1,120 kilometers)
Speed Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23, or 24,100 km/h, or 7 km/s) (terminal phase)
Guidance
system Inertial
Accuracy 200 m CEP
Launch
platform Missile Silo(MLCC)
Weight 78,000 lb (35,300 kg)
Length 59 ft 9.5 in (18.2 m)
Diameter 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) (1st stage)
Warhead a Nuclear warhead W62, W78, or (2006) W87
Detonation
mechanism Air Burst
Engine Three solid-propellant rocket motors; first stage Thiokol TU-122 (M-55); second stage Aerojet-General SR-19-AJ-1; third stage Aerojet/Thiokol SR73-AJ/TC-1
Operational
range 8,100 (Exact is Classified) miles (13,000 km)
Flight altitude 700 miles (1,120 kilometers)
Speed Approximately 15,000 mph (Mach 23, or 24,100 km/h, or 7 km/s) (terminal phase)
Guidance
system Inertial
Accuracy 200 m CEP
Launch
platform Missile Silo(MLCC)