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The 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 Gazelle previously SH-08) is a Russian anti-ballistic missile. Designed in the early 1980s and in service since 1995 it is a component of the A-135 anti-ballistic missile system. The missile is able to intercept incoming re-entry vehicles at a distance of up to 100 km. The 53T6 is a two-stage solid-propellant missile armed with a 10 kt nuclear warhead. The missile is about 10 meters in length and 1 meter in diameter.