Sprint Missile in Action

The Sprint missile, an ICBM interceptor missile, was originally designed for a system called Nike X, which later transitioned to Sentinel, then to Safeguard Missile Defense system. It was a companion interceptor to the Spartan missile. The Spartan was for intercept outside the atmosphere and the Sprint was to intercept any that got past Spartan and entered the atmosphere.

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