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The RT-2UTTKh «Topol-M» (Russian: РТ-2УТТХ «Тополь-М» NATO reporting name: SS-27 Sickle B other designations: RS-12M1 RS-12M2 RT-2PM2) is one of the most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed by Russia (see RS-24) and the first to be developed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.In its Russian designation РТ stands for ракета твердотопливная Raketa Tverdotoplivnaya (solid fuel rocket) while УТТХ – for улучшенные тактико-технические характеристики uluchshenniye taktiko-tekhnicheskie kharakteristiki (improved tactical and technical characteristics).
