Topol

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Topol is the NATO reporting name for the Russian RT-2PM SS-25 Sickle, a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the late Cold War.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Topol canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ
road-mobile missile system ⓘ
classification strategic missile ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
deploymentMode mobile land-based ⓘ
silo-based (limited) ⓘ
deploymentPattern dispersed road-mobile units ⓘ
deploymentStart 1985 ⓘ
designedToCounter ballistic missile defense systems ⓘ
developedBy Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology ⓘ
diameter approximately 1.9 m ⓘ
enteredService 1988 ⓘ
era late Cold War ⓘ
firstTestLaunch 1970s ⓘ
fuelType solid propellant ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
launchMethod cold launch ⓘ
launchPlatform MAZ-7917 transporter erector launcher ⓘ
launchPreparationTime short reaction time ⓘ
launchWeight approximately 45000 kg ⓘ
length approximately 22.7 m ⓘ
manufacturer Votkinsk Machine Building Plant ⓘ
mobility road-mobile ⓘ
NATOReportingName SS-25 Sickle ⓘ
numberOfStages 3 ⓘ
operationalRangeCategory ICBM-class ⓘ
originPeriod 1970s–1980s development ⓘ
propulsion three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ
range approximately 10000 km ⓘ
over 10000 km ⓘ
roadMobilityAdvantage increased survivability ⓘ
role strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
RussianDesignation RT-2PM ⓘ
linked to: RT-2PM Topol ICBM
serviceBranch land-based strategic forces ⓘ
serviceStatus partially replaced by Topol-M ⓘ
strategicPurpose second-strike capability ⓘ
successor RT-2PM2 Topol-M ⓘ
linked to: RT-2PM Topol ICBM
treatyRelevance subject to START treaties ⓘ
usedBy Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ
Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation ⓘ
warheadCount single warhead ⓘ
warheadDelivery reentry vehicle ⓘ
warheadMount single RV on post-boost vehicle ⓘ
warheadType single nuclear warhead ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ
warheadYield approximately 550 kilotons ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

SS-25 Sickle → alsoKnownAs → Topol ⓘ
subject linked to: SS-25 Sickle ICBM
For Your Eyes Only → starring → Topol ⓘ