Russian Strategic Missile Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Russian_Strategic_Missile_Forces
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RVSN
gptkbp:activeIn 1959–present
gptkbp:activeYearsStart December 17, 1959
gptkbp:anniversary December 17
gptkbp:armament gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
hypersonic glide vehicle
gptkbp:branchColor red
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_General_Sergey_Karakayev
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:emblem Emblem of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces
gptkbp:established 1959
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Vlasikha
gptkbp:headquarters Vlasikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Soviet_Strategic_Rocket_Forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian Strategic Missile Forces
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Strategic_Missile_Forces
gptkbp:motto After us – silence
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Ракетные_войска_стратегического_назначения
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:RVSN
gptkbp:notableMissileSystem gptkb:RS-28_Sarmat
gptkb:Topol-M
gptkb:R-36M2
gptkb:UR-100N
gptkb:Avangard
gptkb:RS-24_Yars
gptkbp:notableOperation Cold War nuclear deterrence
current nuclear triad operations
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Soviet_Strategic_Rocket_Forces
gptkbp:responsibility nuclear deterrence
strategic missile operations
gptkbp:role strategic nuclear deterrence
land-based intercontinental ballistic missile operations
gptkbp:size approximately 50,000 personnel
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:symbol crossed gold rockets on a red shield
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Peter_the_Great_Military_Academy_of_the_Strategic_Missile_Forces
gptkbp:type strategic missile force
gptkbp:website https://rvsn.ru/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colonel_General_Sergey_Karakayev
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6