▁three ▁stack ed ▁con ical ▁sections ; ▁a ▁pointed ▁con ical ▁nose - con e , ▁a ▁slightly ▁fla red ▁cyl inder ▁through ▁the ▁mid section ▁forming ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁miss ile ▁body , ▁and ▁a ▁fla red ▁rear ▁section ▁surrounding ▁the ▁ro cket ▁no zz les . ▁It ▁was ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁S print ▁miss ile , ▁although ▁lack ing ▁the ▁S print ' s ▁small ▁aer od ynamic ▁fins . ▁ ▁Each ▁miss ile ▁would ▁be ▁pack aged ▁into ▁a ▁container ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Def ense ▁Unit " ▁that ▁would ▁look ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁M X ▁container . ▁ ▁The ▁Lo AD S ▁was ▁much ▁smaller ▁than ▁M X , ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁container ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁miss ile , ▁communic ations , ▁rad ar ▁and ▁e ject or ▁systems ▁needed ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁miss ile . ▁Given ▁warning ▁of ▁an ▁attack , ▁the ▁Lo AD S ▁would ▁be ▁pushed ▁through ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁shelter ▁( or ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁vertical ▁sil o ) ▁to ▁reve al ▁its ▁rad ar ▁and ▁begin ▁searching ▁for ▁incoming ▁war head s . ▁When ▁one ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁approaching ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁M X , ▁Lo AD S ▁would ▁fire , ▁attack ing ▁the ▁war head ▁at ▁very ▁low ▁alt itude , ▁about ▁. ▁ ▁Lo AD S ▁used ▁a ▁nuclear ▁war head ▁to ▁attack ▁its ▁targets , ▁and ▁its ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁when ▁it ▁fired ▁meant ▁it ▁was