SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable)
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SS-9 is a U.S. designation mistakenly associated with the Soviet R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile, reflecting NATO’s system of assigning code names to Soviet weaponry during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11641680 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable) Context triple: [Titan II ICBM, natoReportingName, SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable)]
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A.
SS-25 Sickle ICBM
The SS-25 "Sickle" ICBM, also known as the RT-2PM Topol, is a road-mobile, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union for delivering nuclear warheads over long ranges.
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B.
SS-11 Sego ICBM
The SS-11 Sego was an early Soviet silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the Cold War to deliver nuclear warheads to long-range strategic targets.
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C.
SS-19 Stiletto ICBM
The SS-19 Stiletto is a Soviet-era, silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile designed to deliver multiple nuclear warheads over long ranges as part of the Cold War strategic arsenal.
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D.
SS-18 Satan ICBM
The SS-18 "Satan" is a Cold War–era Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile known for its extremely large payload capacity and role as a key component of the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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E.
SS-17 Spanker ICBM
The SS-17 "Spanker" was a Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), designed for strategic nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable) Target entity description: SS-9 is a U.S. designation mistakenly associated with the Soviet R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile, reflecting NATO’s system of assigning code names to Soviet weaponry during the Cold War.
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A.
SS-25 Sickle ICBM
The SS-25 "Sickle" ICBM, also known as the RT-2PM Topol, is a road-mobile, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Soviet Union for delivering nuclear warheads over long ranges.
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B.
SS-11 Sego ICBM
The SS-11 Sego was an early Soviet silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the Cold War to deliver nuclear warheads to long-range strategic targets.
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C.
SS-19 Stiletto ICBM
The SS-19 Stiletto is a Soviet-era, silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile designed to deliver multiple nuclear warheads over long ranges as part of the Cold War strategic arsenal.
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D.
SS-18 Satan ICBM
The SS-18 "Satan" is a Cold War–era Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile known for its extremely large payload capacity and role as a key component of the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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E.
SS-17 Spanker ICBM
The SS-17 "Spanker" was a Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), designed for strategic nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO reporting name
ⓘ
U.S. military designation ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Surface-to-Surface missile series number 9 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Soviet strategic missile systems
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet strategic nuclear forces
|
| associatedWith |
Cold War
ⓘ
R-36 ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| classification | ballistic missile designation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designationSystem |
NATO reporting name system
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Defense missile designation practice ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| misconception | often thought to be the official Soviet name of the missile ⓘ |
| note |
reflects Western practice of assigning sequential SS numbers to Soviet strategic missiles
ⓘ
sometimes mistakenly treated as the formal name of the R-36 ICBM ⓘ |
| numberingScheme | sequential SS-series code for Soviet strategic missiles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NATO reporting name for missiles
ⓘ
Soviet R-36 ICBM ⓘ
linked to:
R-36 ICBM
Soviet strategic rocket forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
|
| role |
intelligence identification code
ⓘ
military reporting code ⓘ |
| securityContext |
military intelligence
ⓘ
strategic arms analysis ⓘ |
| status |
misapplied designation
ⓘ
not an official Soviet designation ⓘ |
| targetDomain | Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| theater | intercontinental ballistic missile forces ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Western defense literature
ⓘ
arms control discussions ⓘ intelligence reports on Soviet missiles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable) Description of subject: SS-9 is a U.S. designation mistakenly associated with the Soviet R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile, reflecting NATO’s system of assigning code names to Soviet weaponry during the Cold War.
Referenced by (1)
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