15P961 Molodets

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15P961 Molodets is a Soviet-era rail-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile system designed to conceal and deploy nuclear missiles from disguised train platforms.

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15P961 Molodets canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet weapon system ⓘ
rail-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile system ⓘ
abbreviation BZHRK (combat railway missile complex) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs RT-23 Molodets ⓘ
linked to: RT-23 Molodets ICBM

SS-24 Scalpel ⓘ
camouflage disguised as civilian freight train ⓘ
classification strategic missile system ⓘ
concealmentMethod use of standard-gauge rail lines ⓘ
visual similarity to conventional trains ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
deploymentConcept continuous patrol on rail lines ⓘ
dispersed basing ⓘ
deploymentEnvironment Soviet and post-Soviet rail network ⓘ
deploymentMode rail-mobile ⓘ
designedBy Soviet engineers ⓘ
designedDuring 1980s ⓘ
designedFor nuclear deterrence ⓘ
designedToCarry RT-23 ICBM ⓘ
linked to: RT-23 Molodets ICBM

solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
designedToCounter preemptive nuclear strike ⓘ
satellite reconnaissance ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
guidanceType inertial guidance ⓘ
launchCapability can launch missiles from dispersed locations ⓘ
can launch missiles from prepared rail sections ⓘ
launchPlatform railway train ⓘ
launchPlatformType rail-mobile launcher ⓘ
missileDesignation RT-23UTTKh ⓘ
linked to: RT-23 Molodets ICBM
mobilityAdvantage ability to change launch position rapidly ⓘ
increased survivability against first strike ⓘ
NATOReportingName SS-24 Scalpel ⓘ
nuclearTriadComponent land-based ICBM leg ⓘ
operatedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
periodOfUse late Cold War ⓘ
linked to: Cold War
propellantType solid fuel ⓘ
range intercontinental ⓘ
role strategic nuclear delivery system ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
strategicPurpose complicate enemy targeting ⓘ
ensure second-strike capability ⓘ
systemComponents command and control cars ⓘ
missile launch cars ⓘ
security cars ⓘ
support and power-supply cars ⓘ
warheadConfiguration multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ
warheadType nuclear ⓘ

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

RT-23 Molodets → alternativeName → 15P961 Molodets ⓘ
subject linked to: RT-23 Molodets ICBM