R-36M / RS-20 (SS-18 Mod. 1-4 SATAN)

The Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) “R-36M” or “RS-20” (“SS-18 Satan” according to NATO designation) is one of the most destructive weapons ever built and fits perfectly within its Western nickname “Satan”. This missile allowed, for the first time, the USSR to be ahead of the United States with respect to first-strike capability, that is, the possibility of destroying American ICBM missile silos and command centers before they could retaliate. It was a derivative of the previous “R-36” (“SS-9 Scarp“) ICBM missile and thanks to their warheads equipped with up to 10 high-yield Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRV) and a good number of decoys, they allowed several different objectives to be attacked with a high chance of success.

R-36M / RS-20 (SS-18 Mod. 1-4 SATAN) gallery and more info