Back صواريخ مضادة للصواريخ الباليستية Arabic Antiballistik raket Azerbaijani প্রতিনিক্ষেপী ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র Bengali/Bangla Míssil antibalístic Catalan مووشەکی دژە بالیستیکی CKB Anti-Ballistic Missile German Misil antibalístico Spanish موشک ضدبالیستیک Persian Ballististen ohjusten torjuntaohjus Finnish Missile antibalistique French
An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to counter ballistic missiles (missile defense). Ballistic missiles are used to deliver nuclear, chemical, biological, or conventional warheads in a ballistic flight trajectory. The term "anti-ballistic missile" is a generic term for a system designed to intercept and destroy any type of ballistic threat; however, it is commonly used for systems specifically designed to counter intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).