SS-9 Scarp
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The SS-9 Scarp was a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) deployed from 1967 to 1982. It was considered a "heavy" missile and was among the first to incorporate multiple warheads (MRVs) and the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS). The SS-9 was designed to carry large warheads, with some versions equipped with a 25-megaton warhead. This missile played a role in the strategic arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States, with the Soviets focusing on larger missiles and higher yields to compensate for guidance challenges.1
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…of these capabilities with the SS-9 Scarp, the first “heavy” missile, beginning in 1967. FOBS was based on a low-trajectory launch that would be fired in the opposite direction from the target and would achieve only partial earth orbit. With this method of delivery, it would be quite difficult to…
Read More…of these capabilities with the SS-9 Scarp, the first “heavy” missile, beginning in 1967. FOBS was based on a low-trajectory launch that would be fired in the opposite direction from the target and would achieve only partial earth orbit. With this method of delivery, it would be quite difficult to…
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