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Topol-M deployment plans

At a briefing in Vlasikha yesterday, General Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces, provided some details on the Topol-M deployment plans. The plan, unveiled in February, called for 65 Topol-M missiles by the end of 2008. Solovtsov confirmed this - two silo-based missiles would be deployed in Tatishchevo, completing deployment of the fifth regiment there, and nine road-mobile missiles - in Teykovo.

[Rocket Forces] [September 11, 2008] []

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The Strategic Rocket Forces added a regiment of road-mobile Topol-M missiles to its missile division in Teykovo. News reports do not mention the exact number of missiles involved, but it appears that nine missiles were deployed, bringing the number of...
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Pavel

Any professional guess as to the final Topol-M silo numbers?

Frank Shuler
USA

[Frank Shuler ] [September 11, 2008] [#]

Frank: The current plan appears to be to have more than 60. My guess is that it's not going to be more than 100-120.

[Pavel Podvig ] [September 11, 2008] [#]

Is there a guess how much more expensive a complete mobile Topol M is compared to silo based systems? I would say its maybe more effective to put them all in hardened silos and invest more money in early warning. Softer than a mobile Topol M a target can´t be.

[Martin ] [September 12, 2008] [#]

Martin:
especially when it is banned to a "pseudo-mobile" mode and chained to its "prison" (launching garage)

[bernd reuter] [September 13, 2008] [#]

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