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The giganewton is a measurement of force, defined as one billion of Newtons. (One Newton is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one metre per second squared.) The giganewton is often abbreviated as GN. For example, the first stage solid fuel booster of the LG-118A Peacekeeper ICBM can produce 2.2GN of thrust, allowing the 87 megagram vehicle to be accelerated very quickly.

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	~~Measurement~~ of force in ~~Billions~~ of [[Newton]]s. A [[Newton]] is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one metre per second squared. For example, the first stage solid fuel booster of the [[LG-118A Peacekeeper]] [[ICBM]] can produce 2.~~2 [[GN]]~~ of thrust, allowing the 87[[megagram]] vehicle to be ~~accellerated~~ very quickly.		The giganewton is a measurement of force, defined as one billion of [[Newton]]s. (One [[Newton]] is defined as the amount of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one metre per second squared.) The giganewton is often abbreviated as GN. For example, the first stage solid fuel booster of the [[LG-118A Peacekeeper]] [[ICBM]] can produce 2.2GN of thrust, allowing the 87 [[megagram]] vehicle to be accelerated very quickly.