Topol
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Topol is the NATO reporting name for the Russian RT-2PM SS-25 Sickle, a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the late Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercontinental ballistic missile
ⓘ
road-mobile missile system ⓘ |
| classification | strategic missile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode |
mobile land-based
ⓘ
silo-based (limited) ⓘ |
| deploymentPattern | dispersed road-mobile units ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | 1985 ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | ballistic missile defense systems ⓘ |
| developedBy | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1.9 m ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1988 ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| firstTestLaunch | 1970s ⓘ |
| fuelType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchMethod | cold launch ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | MAZ-7917 transporter erector launcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchPreparationTime | short reaction time ⓘ |
| launchWeight | approximately 45000 kg ⓘ |
| length | approximately 22.7 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobility | road-mobile ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | SS-25 Sickle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| operationalRangeCategory | ICBM-class ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 1970s–1980s development ⓘ |
| propulsion | three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| range |
approximately 10000 km
ⓘ
over 10000 km ⓘ |
| roadMobilityAdvantage | increased survivability ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| RussianDesignation | RT-2PM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | land-based strategic forces ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | partially replaced by Topol-M ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose | second-strike capability ⓘ |
| successor | RT-2PM2 Topol-M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyRelevance | subject to START treaties ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadCount | single warhead ⓘ |
| warheadDelivery | reentry vehicle ⓘ |
| warheadMount | single RV on post-boost vehicle ⓘ |
| warheadType |
single nuclear warhead
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadYield | approximately 550 kilotons ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
SS-25 Sickle