SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable)
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SS-9 is a U.S. designation mistakenly associated with the Soviet R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile, reflecting NATO’s system of assigning code names to Soviet weaponry during the Cold War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable) canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
U.S. military designation ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Surface-to-Surface missile series number 9 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Soviet strategic missile systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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R-36 ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | ballistic missile designation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designationSystem |
NATO reporting name system
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Defense missile designation practice ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| misconception | often thought to be the official Soviet name of the missile ⓘ |
| note |
reflects Western practice of assigning sequential SS numbers to Soviet strategic missiles
ⓘ
sometimes mistakenly treated as the formal name of the R-36 ICBM ⓘ |
| numberingScheme | sequential SS-series code for Soviet strategic missiles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NATO reporting name for missiles
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Soviet R-36 ICBM NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet strategic rocket forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
intelligence identification code
ⓘ
military reporting code ⓘ |
| securityContext |
military intelligence
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strategic arms analysis ⓘ |
| status |
misapplied designation
ⓘ
not an official Soviet designation ⓘ |
| targetDomain | Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| theater | intercontinental ballistic missile forces ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Western defense literature
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arms control discussions ⓘ intelligence reports on Soviet missiles ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.