SS-4 Sandal

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medium-range ballistic missile

SS-4 Sandal is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet R-12 Dvina, a medium-range ballistic missile that played a central role in Cold War nuclear arsenals, notably during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ
classification	theater ballistic missile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
deploymentMode	fixed launch sites ⓘ land-based ⓘ semi-mobile launchers ⓘ
deploymentRegion	Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Western USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
fuelComponents	kerosene-based fuel ⓘ
guidanceSystem	inertial guidance ⓘ
launchPlatform	surface launch pad ⓘ
launchPreparationTime	several hours ⓘ
NATOReportingNameFor	R-12 Dvina NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	deployed to Cuba in 1962 ⓘ
operator	Soviet military NERFINISHED ⓘ
oxidizer	nitric acid-based oxidizer ⓘ
propellantType	liquid-fueled ⓘ
range	approximately 2000 km ⓘ
role	strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceEntry	late 1950s ⓘ
stageCount	single-stage ⓘ
status	retired ⓘ
strategicSignificance	extended Soviet nuclear reach into Western Europe ⓘ
threatPerception	major threat to US cities during Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ
treatyImpact	influenced later arms control negotiations ⓘ
usedBy	Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInConflict	Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ
warheadType	nuclear warhead capable ⓘ
warheadYield	high-yield thermonuclear options ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

R-12 Dvina missile → NATOReportingName → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ

subject surface form: R-12 Dvina

SS-4 Sandal MRBM → NATOReportingName → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ

subject surface form: SS-4 Sandal