SS-20 Saber
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The SS-20 Saber was a Soviet intermediate-range, road-mobile ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notable for its multiple nuclear warheads and major role in triggering the INF Treaty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermediate-range ballistic missile
ⓘ
road-mobile ballistic missile ⓘ |
| advantageOverPredecessors |
greater accuracy
ⓘ
improved survivability due to mobility ⓘ shorter launch preparation time ⓘ |
| conflictContext | NATO–Warsaw Pact confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform | transporter-erector-launcher ⓘ |
| deploymentRegion |
Asian part of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
European part of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| destroyedUnderTreaty | late 1980s and early 1990s ⓘ |
| enteredService |
around 1976
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact |
heightened tensions in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s
ⓘ
prompted NATO dual-track decision on missiles and arms control ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchMethod | ground-based mobile launcher ⓘ |
| maximumRange |
approximately 5000 km
ⓘ
between 4000 and 5000 km ⓘ |
| missionProfile | land-attack ⓘ |
| mobility | road-mobile ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | SS-20 Saber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWarheads | up to three ⓘ |
| operator | USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel ⓘ |
| rangeCategory | intermediate-range ⓘ |
| retired |
as a result of the INF Treaty
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
strategic deterrent
ⓘ
theater nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| SovietDesignation |
15Zh45
ⓘ
RSD-10 Pioneer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageCount | two-stage ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorTo |
SS-4 Sandal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SS-5 Skean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treaty | Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyRelevance |
banned under the INF Treaty
ⓘ
key trigger for the INF Treaty negotiations ⓘ |
| type | nuclear-capable ballistic missile ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadConfiguration | MIRV ⓘ |
| warheadType | nuclear ⓘ |
| warheadYield | multiple hundreds of kilotons (typical per warhead class) ⓘ |
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SS-20 Saber