The
SS-ll was the Soviet counterpart of the US Minuteman system in quantity,
size and purpose. Initially deployed with a single warhead and a low
accuracy, the missile could be used only against soft targets. The
UR-100 intercontinental ballistic missile is a two-stage, tandem,
storable liquid-propellant missile. The development of the UR-100 was
approved by the government on 30 March 1963. The missile was deployed in
at least four variants. In the middle of the 1970's the UR-100 was
replaced by two modernized versions that received the designations
UR-100K and UR-100U MRV’s. NATO code name is “Sego”. |
SS-11 |
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Dimethyhydrazine (2):Nitrogentetraoxide (3):MRV=
multiple re-entry vehicle/Çoklu başlık |