The final variant designated R-36M-2 "Voevoda" (NATO codename SS-18 mod 6) was deployed in August 1988. This missile could deliver the same 18–20 Mt warhead 16,000 km. Prior …

Apr 23, 2024 · The The R-36 (NATO: SS-18 “Satan”) is an intercontinental-range, silo-based, liquid propellant ballistic missile initially developed by the Soviet Union and now the Russian …

Apr 14, 2022 · The latest version of the R-36 intercontinental ballistic missile (called SS-18 by NATO) could hit anywhere in the U.S. with at least 10 18-25 megaton nuclear warheads.

Salt 1 permits the Soviet Union to deploy 310 of these terrifying weapons. Dimensions: Length about 121 feet 4 inches; diameter about 10 feet 6 inches. Launch weight: About 485,000 …

The R-36m / SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is a large, two-stage, tandem, storable liquid-propellant inertial guided missile developed to replace the SS-9 ICBM. Housed in hard silos, …

Range, MIRVs, Penetration Capability The 11,000km-16,000km range with which the R-36M2 operates allows the weapon system to serve as Russia’s primary option for strikes against …

ballistic missile, a rocket-propelled self-guided strategic-weapons system that follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver a payload from its launch site to a predetermined target. Ballistic missiles …

Developed in the early 1970s, the R-36M became the largest ballistic missile ever deployed by the Soviet strategic forces. Known in the West as SS-18 Satan, the missile remained in …

The R-36m / SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile was a large, two-stage, tandem, storable liquid-propellant inertial guided missile developed as a replacement to the base R-36 ICBM.

Developed in the early 1970s, the R-36M became the largest ballistic missile ever acquired by the Soviet strategic forces. Known in the West as SS-18 Satan, the missile remained in …