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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War military organization
military branch
strategic missile force
commandStructure centralized strategic command
country Soviet Union
disbanded 1991
doctrine nuclear deterrence
second-strike capability
era Cold War
established 1959
establishedBy Soviet government
garrison various missile bases across the Soviet Union
headquartersLocation Moscow
Soviet Union
languageOfName Russian
militaryBranchOf Soviet Union
nativeName Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ракетные войска стратегического назначения СССР
partOf Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces
peakMissileInventory thousands of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles
peakPersonnelStrength hundreds of thousands of personnel
primaryFunction operation of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles
strategic nuclear strike capability
primaryWeaponType cruise missile
intercontinental ballistic missile
intermediate-range ballistic missile
medium-range ballistic missile
short-range ballistic missile
responsibleFor land-based strategic nuclear forces
nuclear deterrence
strategic missile forces command and control
role core of the USSR nuclear deterrent
subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
succeededBy Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation
surface form: Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation
usedDuringConflict Cold War
usedWeaponSystem R-16 ICBM
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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Soviet military officers partOf Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Soviet High Command exercisedAuthorityOver Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Soviet armed forces hasPart Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces nativeName Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ракетные войска стратегического назначения СССР
Ministry of Defense of the USSR responsibleFor Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
R-7 Semyorka rocket developedFor Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: R-7 Semyorka
Supreme Commander-in-Chief authorityOver Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Soviet Union)
this entity surface form: Soviet strategic missile forces
Plesetsk Cosmodrome previouslyControlledBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation precededBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Strategic Missile Troops of the USSR
R-12 Dvina missile operatedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: R-12 Dvina
R-14 Chusovaya missile usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: R-14 Chusovaya
SS-18 Satan ICBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-18 Satan
SS-4 Sandal MRBM user Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-4 Sandal
SS-5 Skean MRBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-5 Skean
Delta-class submarine usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet strategic nuclear forces
R-16 ICBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
R-16 ICBM enteredServiceWith Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
SS-19 Stiletto ICBM operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-19 Stiletto
SS-19 Stiletto ICBM belongsTo Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-19 Stiletto
this entity surface form: Soviet strategic nuclear forces
R-36 ICBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
SS-20 Saber IRBM operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-20 Saber
RT-2 ICBM developedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Strategic Missile Forces
RT-2 ICBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Strategic Missile Forces
RT-2 ICBM operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Strategic Missile Forces
RT-2 ICBM militaryBranch Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
SS-13 Savage ICBM deploymentContext Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-13 Savage
this entity surface form: Soviet strategic rocket forces
RT-23 Molodets ICBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: RT-23 Molodets
RT-23 Molodets ICBM developedFor Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: RT-23 Molodets
this entity surface form: Strategic Rocket Forces of the USSR
SS-17 Spanker ICBM serviceBranch Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-17 Spanker
RT-2PM Topol ICBM serviceBranch Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: RT-2PM Topol
this entity surface form: Strategic Rocket Forces of the Soviet Union
SS-25 Sickle ICBM operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-25 Sickle
this entity surface form: Strategic Rocket Forces of the USSR
Soviet internal military districts appliesTo Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
UR-100 ICBM primaryUser Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: UR-100
SS-11 Sego ICBM usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
subject surface form: SS-11 Sego
Army General (Soviet rank) appliesToBranch Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Strategic Rocket Forces
Army General (Soviet rank) usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
MO USSR oversightOf Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Main Logistics Directorate appliesTo Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Main Organizational-Mobilization Directorate appliesTo Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Main Directorate of Combat Training appliesTo Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Main Directorate of Communications jurisdiction Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet strategic rocket forces
R-5 missile partOf Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
R-9 missile partOf Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet strategic nuclear forces
R-9 missile operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Voskhod launch vehicle operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
this entity surface form: Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces (launch infrastructure)
Soviet military–industrial complex supported Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
SS-6 Sapwood usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Semyorka operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
Soviet missile program operator Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces