Jericho

The Jericho were repulsor missiles created by the Stark Industries to assist the United States Armed Forces in Asia.
== History ==
One Jericho missile was developed by Stark Industries for the United States Armed Forces. Tony Stark was meant to display the missile's capabilities to Air Force observers attending a demonstration in Asia, during which the missile blew up several cave openings. While there, he was ambushed by a gang of terrorists and held captive in order to build them a Jericho missile. However, Stark built an armored suit instead from Jericho missile parts and escaped.
Obadiah Stane later sold Jericho missiles to the terrorists which were then destroyed by Iron Man.
Since then, Stark Industries has stopped manufacturing these weapons after Tony Stark witnessed how they were used in battle.
== Design and Capabilities ==
: "It's the first missile system to incorporate our proprietary repulsor technology. They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree. I prefer the weapon you only have to fire once."
: ―Tony Stark[src]
The Jericho is "hot-launched" (The missile's rocket booster fires during launch), and clears the launcher. Upon reaching a preset distance, the Jericho missile casing is blown off, launching sixteen separate, self-seeking MIRVs with their own tracking and guidance systems. The MIRVs then ignite their own engines, and, depending on target settings, will either cluster around the central missile or split off to track their own targets. The central missile's boosters burn out and use inertial and GPS guidance to drop towards its target.
The MIRVs impact onto the target, detonating their small first-impact warheads. In less than a second later, the main warhead detonates, usually resulting in three, massive explosions close together.
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