Strategic Missile Forces of Russia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Strategic_Missile_Forces_of_Russia
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RVSN
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1960
gptkbp:anniversary December 17
gptkbp:annualEvent December 17
gptkbp:armament gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
nuclear test
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:colors black and gold
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_General_Sergey_Karakayev
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:emblem Emblem of the Strategic Missile Forces of Russia
gptkbp:established December 17, 1959
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Vlasikha,_Moscow_Oblast
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Moscow,_Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strategic Missile Forces of Russia
gptkbp:motto After us – silence
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Ракетные_войска_стратегического_назначения
gptkbp:nickname Missilemen
gptkbp:notableOperation Cold War nuclear deterrence
current nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:nuclearTriadComponent land-based
gptkbp:numberOfMissileDivisions 12
gptkbp:numberOfMissileRegiments over 40
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:predecessor Strategic Missile Forces of the Soviet Union
gptkbp:primaryMission nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:regimentalMarch March of the Strategic Missile Forces
gptkbp:role strategic nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:size approximately 50,000 personnel
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:symbol crossed gold missiles on black shield
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Peter_the_Great_Military_Academy_of_the_Strategic_Missile_Forces
gptkbp:type strategic missile force
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Avangard_hypersonic_glide_vehicle
gptkb:RS-12M_Topol
gptkb:RS-18
gptkb:RS-20
gptkb:RS-24_Yars
gptkbp:website https://rvsn.ru/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Military_Academy_of_the_Strategic_Missile_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5