Sprint Missile

The Sprint missile was part of the ABM or Anti Ballistic Missile system. The missile would carry a 20 kiloton warhead and would travel at hypersonic speeds to find and destroy an incoming enemy ICBM. Watch as the missile approaches speeds upward of Mach 10 in 5 seconds. The missile begins to glow from air friction. The ABM system became functional on October 1, 1975 for one day and was then shut down. See more about ICBMs and ABM systems in the film “Nukes In Space - The Rainbow Bombs.“