RVSN

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RVSN is the branch of Russia’s armed forces responsible for operating its land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and forming the core of the country’s strategic nuclear deterrent.

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RVSN canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch ⓘ
strategic missile force ⓘ
abbreviation RVSN ⓘ
branchOf Russian Armed Forces ⓘ
commandStructure General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ⓘ
controlsWeaponType rail-mobile ICBMs ⓘ
road-mobile ICBMs ⓘ
silo-based ICBMs ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
countryNuclearTriadComponent land-based leg of Russia's nuclear triad ⓘ
doctrineRole second-strike capability ⓘ
strategic deterrence ⓘ
domain land-based nuclear forces ⓘ
equipmentCategory command and control systems ⓘ
early warning integration ⓘ
nuclear-armed missiles ⓘ
establishedAsSeparateBranch 1959 ⓘ
fullName Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation ⓘ
headquartersCountry Russia ⓘ
headquartersLocation Moscow Oblast ⓘ
historicalPredecessor Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
isNuclearArmed true ⓘ
languageOfName Russian ⓘ
militaryBranchType strategic forces ⓘ
mission ensure capability of nuclear retaliation ⓘ
maintain combat readiness of strategic missile forces ⓘ
provide nuclear deterrence ⓘ
nativeName Ракетные войска стратегического назначения ⓘ
operationalStatus active ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation ⓘ
partOf Armed Forces of the Russian Federation ⓘ
peacetimeFunction constant combat alert duty ⓘ
maintenance of missile systems ⓘ
training of missile crews ⓘ
primaryWeaponType ballistic missile ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
role operation of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceBranchColor black ⓘ
red ⓘ
strategicImportance core of Russia's strategic nuclear forces ⓘ
strategicObjective ensure guaranteed nuclear response capability ⓘ
prevent large-scale aggression against Russia through nuclear deterrence ⓘ

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