heavy ICBM
Illustration — The R-36 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Heavy ICBM is a term that was created in the 1970s to describe a class of Soviet and Russian ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles). They were characterized by a heavy throw-weight of 60 to 90 metric tons, several times that of an LGM-30 Minuteman, and a length of over 35 meters, and were thus capable of delivering a large number of warheads in a single MIRV missile. This term usually refers to R-36 / "SS-9 Scarp", R-36M (SS-18) variants / "SS-18 Satan", and the RS-28 Sarmat missiles.
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Illustration — The R-36 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Heavy ICBM is a term that was created in the 1970s to describe a class of Soviet and Russian ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles). They were characterized by a heavy throw-weight of 60 to 90 metric tons, several times that of an LGM-30 Minuteman, and a length of over 35 meters, and were thus capable of delivering a large number of warheads in a single MIRV missile. This term usually refers to R-36 / "SS-9 Scarp", R-36M (SS-18) variants / "SS-18 Satan", and the RS-28 Sarmat missiles.
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RS-28 Sarmat is called a "superheavy" ICBM. Superheavy ICBMs date back to the UR-500 which was designed to deliver the 50 megaton Tsar Bomba warhead. The UR-500 was developed into the Proton which successfully launched the first living beings to orbit the Moon and return safely, on Zond 5.
The SS-9 was a silo-launched missile capable of delivering warheads of 5–18 megatons, with a range of up to 15,500 km. These were then replaced by the similar SS-18, with payloads of 18–25 megatons. The silos used for launching were the same for both, once modified.
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- 1.Graham, Thomas Jr. Cornerstones of Security: Arms Control Treaties in the Nuclear Era. University of Washington Press. 336 et al. 2003. 9780295982960.
- 2.www.fas.org. R-36 / SS-9 SCARP.
- 3.www.fas.org. R-36M / SS-18 SATAN.
- 4.Gady, Franz-Stefan. Russia Upgrades Facility to Produce RS-28 Sarmat ICBM. thediplomat.com.
- 5.www.missilethreat.csis.org. SS-9.
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