R-36 (missile) The R-36 (Russian: Р-36) is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launch vehicles designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The original R-36 was produced under the Soviet industry designation 8K67 and was given the NATO reporting name SS-9 Scarp. The later version, the R-36M was produced under the GRAU indices designations 15A14 and 15A18 and was given the NATO reporting name SS-18 Satan. This missile was viewed by certain U.S. analysts as giving the Soviet Union first strike advantage over the U.S., particularly because of its very heavy throw weight and extremely large number of re-entry vehicles.
Some versions of the R-36M were deployed with 10 warheads and up to 40 penetration aids and the missile's high throw-weight made it theoretically capable of carrying more warheads or penetration aids. Contemporary U.S. missiles, such as the Minuteman III, carried up to three warheads at most. Dnepr inside silo Rocket nozzles of SS-9 Scarp R-36. List of ICBMs. Soviet Union / Russia[edit] Specific types of Soviet ICBMs include: Active[edit] Inactive[edit] United States[edit] Active[edit] Minuteman III (LGM-30G): launched from silo—as of May 2009, there are 450 Minuteman III missiles in active inventory Inactive[edit] People's Republic of China[edit] DF (Dong Feng or East Wind) are land-based ICBMs.
DF-4 (CSS-3): 1975, silo-based, 5,500-7,000 kmDF-5 and 5A (CSS-4): silo based, (1981) 13,000- (1983) 15,000 kmDF-31 (CSS-9): 2006, road mobile, 7,250-8,000 km range.DF-31A: 2007, road-mobile, 11,270 km, MIRV - 3DF-41 (CSS-X-10): 2010, road-mobile, 10,000-12,000 km,[1] MIRV - up to 10[2] France[edit] France only deploys submarine-launched ICBMs, with all land based IRBMs decommissioned. India[edit] Agni-V (ICBM): Successfully tested in 2012 and 2013, it is a road and rail mobile missile with a range of 5,500-5,800 km.,[3][4][5] and is expected to enter service in 2014-15.[6][7][8][9][10]Agni-VI: (8,000-10,000 km)Surya: (10,000-16,000 km) [Speculated] Israel[edit]
Russia Ramps Up New 'Satan' Nuke After U.S. Talks Breakdown. WASHINGTON: Russia is pressing ahead with a new nuclear missile which Moscow claims is a part of a renewed effort to bolster the country’s missile defense systems.
This new intercontinental ballistic missile, nicknamed “Satan” by Western analysts, will sport a 100-ton warhead and replace the Voevoda-class missile in the Russian nuclear arsenal, according to recent news reports. This massive ICBM will take its place alongside the Yars, Topol-M and Bulava-class ballistic missiles sometime in 2015, according to Sergei Karakaev, head of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces. Development of the new ICBM will coincide with plans to revamp the country’s missile silo complexes over the next decade, Karakaev told Russian media.
Moscow’s decision to accelerate work on the new “Satan”-class ICBM was directly tied to recently failed missile defense negotiations between Russia and the United States.