[ (Marquis Who's Who In America (1999-2015); br Who's Who In Science and Engineering (2000-2015); br Who's Who in the World (2002-2015)] br br Missile Plume Explanation and Systems Load: Solid propellant aluminum oxide,missile exhaust plumes....are subject to solar illumination...as the missile boost phase exhaust plume rises above the Earth-Sun horizon (terminator). The resultant solar reflection from the plume... is used in missile defense electro-optics target detectiontrackingclassification and identification (DTCI). Associated targets include US UGM-133A TRIDENT II; Russian RT-2PM2 TOPEL-M; PRC DONG FENG 3141...all solid propellant ICBMs. The submarine launched (SLBMs) variants are included in this video...namely UGM-133A and PRC-JULANG II...with TRIDENT II packing 14 MK-88 .5 megaton thermonuclear warheads. A similar load is carried by Russian and Chinese ICBM and SLBM systems. All use fission and fusion weapons.