SS-4 Sandal

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SS-4 Sandal is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet R-12 Dvina, a medium-range ballistic missile that played a central role in Cold War nuclear arsenals, notably during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
SS-4 Sandal canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medium-range ballistic missile ⓘ
classification theater ballistic missile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
deploymentMode fixed launch sites ⓘ
land-based ⓘ
semi-mobile launchers ⓘ
deploymentRegion Eastern Europe ⓘ
Western USSR ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
fuelComponents kerosene-based fuel ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
launchPlatform surface launch pad ⓘ
launchPreparationTime several hours ⓘ
NATOReportingNameFor R-12 Dvina ⓘ
notableEvent deployed to Cuba in 1962 ⓘ
operator Soviet military ⓘ
linked to: Soviet armed forces
oxidizer nitric acid-based oxidizer ⓘ
propellantType liquid-fueled ⓘ
range approximately 2000 km ⓘ
role strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
serviceEntry late 1950s ⓘ
stageCount single-stage ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
strategicSignificance extended Soviet nuclear reach into Western Europe ⓘ
threatPerception major threat to US cities during Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ
treatyImpact influenced later arms control negotiations ⓘ
usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
usedInConflict Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ
warheadType nuclear warhead capable ⓘ
warheadYield high-yield thermonuclear options ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

R-12 Dvina → NATOReportingName → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ
subject linked to: R-12 Dvina missile
SS-4 Sandal → NATOReportingName → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ
subject linked to: SS-4 Sandal MRBM
R-12 → NATOReportingName → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ
8K63 → GRAUDesignationFor → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ
8K63 → NATOReportingName → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ
SS-20 Saber → successorTo → SS-4 Sandal ⓘ