SS-25 Sickle

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SS-25 Sickle is the NATO reporting name for the RT-2PM Topol, a Russian road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile designed for strategic nuclear deterrence.

All labels observed (1)

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SS-25 Sickle canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
strategic nuclear weapon system ⓘ
alternativeName Topol ⓘ
basingMode mobile on-road ⓘ
coldWarSystem true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
deploymentMode road-mobile ⓘ
designer Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology ⓘ
developedFor mobile ICBM capability ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ
developmentStart 1970s ⓘ
diameter about 1.9 m ⓘ
enteredService 1985 ⓘ
era late Cold War ⓘ
fuelType solid propellant ⓘ
guidanceSystem astro-inertial guidance ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ
hasNATOReportingNameFor RT-2PM Topol ⓘ
linked to: RT-2PM Topol ICBM
launchMethod cold launch ⓘ
launchPlatform MAZ-7912 transporter erector launcher ⓘ
MAZ-7917 transporter erector launcher ⓘ
launchPreparation short launch preparation time ⓘ
launchWeight approximately 45000 kg ⓘ
length about 22.7 m ⓘ
manufacturer Votkinsk Machine Building Plant ⓘ
nuclearDeterrentRole strategic ⓘ
propulsion three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ
range approximately 10000 km ⓘ
approximately 10500 km ⓘ
roadMobilityAdvantage enhanced second-strike capability ⓘ
increased survivability ⓘ
role land-based strategic missile ⓘ
RussianDesignation RT-2PM ⓘ
linked to: RT-2PM Topol ICBM
serviceStatus being phased out ⓘ
successor RS-24 Yars ⓘ
RT-2PM2 Topol-M ⓘ
linked to: RT-2PM Topol ICBM
treatyRelevance New START ⓘ
linked to: New START Treaty

START I ⓘ
usedBy Russian Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
warheadConfiguration single RV ⓘ
warheadType single nuclear warhead ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
warheadYield approximately 550 kilotons ⓘ
approximately 800 kilotons ⓘ

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

RT-2PM Topol → NATOReportingName → SS-25 Sickle ⓘ
subject linked to: RT-2PM Topol ICBM
SS-25 Sickle → natoReportingName → SS-25 Sickle ⓘ
subject linked to: SS-25 Sickle ICBM
Topol → NATOReportingName → SS-25 Sickle ⓘ