Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
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The Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces were the branch of the Soviet Armed Forces responsible for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and formed the core of the USSR’s nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
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Target entity: Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces Context triple: [Soviet military officers, partOf, Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces]
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Soviet Air Defense Forces
The Soviet Air Defense Forces were a separate branch of the Soviet Armed Forces responsible for the country’s air and missile defense, operating extensive networks of radar, interceptor aircraft, and surface-to-air missile systems.
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Soviet armed forces
The Soviet armed forces were the military organization of the Soviet Union, encompassing its army, navy, air force, and strategic missile forces as one of the world’s largest and most powerful militaries during the 20th century.
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Soviet Air Forces
The Soviet Air Forces were the aerial warfare branch of the Soviet Union’s military, playing a decisive role on the Eastern Front in World War II and later serving as a major component of Soviet power during the Cold War.
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Soviet Central Front
The Soviet Central Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, notable for its key defensive and offensive role during the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations against German forces.
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E.
Soviet 64th Army
The Soviet 64th Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive and offensive role on the southern flank of the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces Target entity description: The Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces were the branch of the Soviet Armed Forces responsible for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and formed the core of the USSR’s nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
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A.
Soviet Air Defense Forces
The Soviet Air Defense Forces were a separate branch of the Soviet Armed Forces responsible for the country’s air and missile defense, operating extensive networks of radar, interceptor aircraft, and surface-to-air missile systems.
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B.
Soviet armed forces
The Soviet armed forces were the military organization of the Soviet Union, encompassing its army, navy, air force, and strategic missile forces as one of the world’s largest and most powerful militaries during the 20th century.
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Soviet Air Forces
The Soviet Air Forces were the aerial warfare branch of the Soviet Union’s military, playing a decisive role on the Eastern Front in World War II and later serving as a major component of Soviet power during the Cold War.
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Soviet Central Front
The Soviet Central Front was a major Red Army formation on the Eastern Front of World War II, notable for its key defensive and offensive role during the Battle of Kursk and subsequent operations against German forces.
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E.
Soviet 64th Army
The Soviet 64th Army was a Red Army field formation that played a key defensive and offensive role on the southern flank of the Soviet forces during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War military organization
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military branch ⓘ strategic missile force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | centralized strategic command ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1991 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
nuclear deterrence
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second-strike capability ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| established | 1959 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Soviet government ⓘ |
| garrison | various missile bases across the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Moscow
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ракетные войска стратегического назначения СССР
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| partOf |
Soviet armed forces
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surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
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| peakMissileInventory | thousands of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| peakPersonnelStrength | hundreds of thousands of personnel ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
operation of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles
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strategic nuclear strike capability ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponType |
cruise missile
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intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ intermediate-range ballistic missile ⓘ medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ short-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
land-based strategic nuclear forces
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nuclear deterrence ⓘ strategic missile forces command and control ⓘ |
| role | core of the USSR nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
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surface form:
Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
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| succeededBy |
Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation
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surface form:
Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation
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| usedDuringConflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedWeaponSystem |
R-16 ICBM
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R-36 ICBM ⓘ R-7 Semyorka rocket ⓘ
surface form:
R-7 Semyorka ICBM
RT-2 ICBM ⓘ RT-23 Molodets ICBM ⓘ RT-2PM Topol ICBM ⓘ SS-11 Sego ICBM ⓘ SS-13 Savage ICBM ⓘ SS-17 Spanker ICBM ⓘ SS-18 Satan ICBM ⓘ SS-19 Stiletto ICBM ⓘ SS-20 Saber IRBM ⓘ SS-25 Sickle ICBM ⓘ SS-4 Sandal MRBM ⓘ SS-5 Skean MRBM ⓘ UR-100 ICBM ⓘ |
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Subject: Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces Description of subject: The Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces were the branch of the Soviet Armed Forces responsible for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and formed the core of the USSR’s nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
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