Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
рсд-10 пионер
RSD-10 Pioneer
NATO reporting name SS-20 Saber
The SS-20 is a mobile intermediate range ballistic missile of the USSR Strategic Rocket Forces. It can carry three independently targeted thermonuclear warheads, each with an explosive force equivalent to 250 kt of TNT. Beginning in 1976, the SS-20 was deployed at 48 bases in the Soviet Union, putting it within range of targets in western Europe and Asia. The terms of the INF Treaty require that all SS-20s and their support equipment be eliminated. Missile shown here is a training version, but it's dimensions are identical to those of an operational SS-20.
Height: 16.49 m - 54.1 feet
Diameter (first stage): 1.79 m - 5.87 feet
Weight (missile only): 35,260 kg, 77,665 pounds
Propulsion: Two-stage, solid propellant
Range: 4400 kilometers, 2734 miles
Armament: Three independently targeted 250 kt warheads
Manufacturer: Votkinsk Machine Building Plant, Votkinsk, USSR
Deployed: Western and far eastern USSR 1976-1988
The Pershing-II and SS-20 missiles exhibited here are two more than 2600 nuclear missiles band by the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union in December 1987. The INF Treaty represents a milestone in the effort to control nuclear arms. It is the first international agreement to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons - those having a range of 500 to 5500 km (300 to 3400 miles). The US Pershing-II and Soviet SS-20 regarded as the most threatening missiles in this class.
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