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With the range of 16000 kms. which of the following is world’s longest range intercontinental ballistic missile:
1. SS-18 Satan
2. Topol-M
3. DongFeng 5A
4. Trident D5

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : SS-18 Satan

The correct answer is SS-18 Satan.

  • Russia’s R-36M (SS-18 Satan) missile is the world’s longest range and the heaviest in the world with a weight of 8.8 tonnes, with a strike range of 16,000 kilometres.
    •  SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is a large, two-stage, tandem, storable liquid-propellant inertial guided missile developed by Russia.
    • The earlier versions of SS-18 entered development in 1964 and were declared operational in 1975.

 

  • Topol-M is a Russian solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of 11,000 km.
    • It has been in service since 1997.
  • Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile.
    • It has a range between 12,000 to 15,000 kilometres.
  • The Trident II D5 is the latest generation of the U.S. Navy's submarine-launched fleet ballistic missiles.
    • Trident II D5 missile is currently aboard OHIO-class and British VANGUARD-class submarines.
    • It has a range of around 4,000 nautical miles (approx. 7000 kilometres)
As of May 8, 2021

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President

Prime Minister

US

Washington D.C

Joe Biden

NA

Russia

Moscow

Vladimir Putin

Mikhail Mishustin

China

Beijing

Xi Jinping

Li Keqiang

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