<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31324905</termId><termName>ballistic missiles</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Long-distance self-propelled weapons that deliver explosive materials to a target. These are rocket-powered only in the initial phase of flight, then follow an unpowered trajectory that arcs upward before descending to a target. Ballistic missiles can carry either nuclear or conventional warheads. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:54:30</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31324906</termId><termName>ballistic missile</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31354968</termId><termName>missiles</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>