SS-25 Sickle
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SS-25 Sickle is the NATO reporting name for the RT-2PM Topol, a Russian road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile designed for strategic nuclear deterrence.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
strategic nuclear weapon system ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Topol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basingMode | mobile on-road ⓘ |
| coldWarSystem | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | road-mobile ⓘ |
| designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor |
mobile ICBM capability
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| diameter | about 1.9 m ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1985 ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| fuelType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
astro-inertial guidance
ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ |
| hasNATOReportingNameFor | RT-2PM Topol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchMethod | cold launch ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
MAZ-7912 transporter erector launcher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MAZ-7917 transporter erector launcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchPreparation | short launch preparation time ⓘ |
| launchWeight | approximately 45000 kg ⓘ |
| length | about 22.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearDeterrentRole | strategic ⓘ |
| propulsion | three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 10000 km
ⓘ
approximately 10500 km ⓘ |
| roadMobilityAdvantage |
enhanced second-strike capability
ⓘ
increased survivability ⓘ |
| role | land-based strategic missile ⓘ |
| RussianDesignation | RT-2PM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | being phased out ⓘ |
| successor |
RS-24 Yars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RT-2PM2 Topol-M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyRelevance |
New START
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
START I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadConfiguration | single RV ⓘ |
| warheadType |
single nuclear warhead
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadYield |
approximately 550 kilotons
ⓘ
approximately 800 kilotons ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
RT-2PM Topol
subject surface form:
SS-25 Sickle