Editing RT-2PM2 Topol-M (section)

==Characteristics==
The Topol-M is a [[Cold launch|cold-launched]], three-stage, solid-propellant, silo-based or road-mobile [[intercontinental ballistic missile]].<ref name="missilethreat.csis.org">{{cite web|url=http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-25-topol/|title=SS-25 (RS-12M Topol) - Missile Threat}}</ref> The missile's length is 22.7 meters and the first stage has a body diameter of 1.9 meters. The mass at launch is 47,200&nbsp;kg, including the 1,200&nbsp;kg [[Payload (air and space craft)|payload]]. Topol-M carries a single [[warhead]] with an 800 [[TNT equivalent|kiloton]] yield<ref name="sipri.org"/> but the design is compatible with [[MIRV]] warheads. According to chief designer Yury Solomonov, the missile can carry four to six warheads along with decoys.<ref name="missilethreat1">{{cite web |url=http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-25-topol |title=Missile Threat &#124; SS-25 (RS-12M Topol) |access-date=2016-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104081523/http://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/ss-25-topol/ |archive-date=2016-11-04 }}</ref> It is claimed to have the highest accuracy of any Russian ICBM.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|url=http://www.nti.org/db/nisprofs/russia/weapons/icbms/topovr.htm |title=Russia |newspaper=The Nuclear Threat Initiative |publisher=Nti.org |access-date=2011-05-23}}</ref>  The body of the rocket is made by winding carbon fiber.

The Topol-M may be deployed either inside a reinforced [[missile silo]] or from an APU launcher mounted on the [[MZKT-79221|MZKT-79221 "Universal"]] 16-wheeled [[transporter-erector-launcher]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The designation for the silo-based Topol-M missile is believed to be '''RS-12M2''', while the mobile version is '''RS-12M1'''.<ref name="janes1"/>

[[Image:Topol LAS.JPG|thumb|right|Combat Support Vehicle (MOBD) 15V231 of Topol/Topol-M at the [[Saint-Petersburg Artillery Museum]]]]
[[Image:Topol TRS.JPG|thumb|right|Troposphere Relay Station R-406VCh of Topol/Topol-M at the [[Saint-Petersburg Artillery Museum]]]]
[[File:Moscow 2012 Victory Day Parade Rehearsal, Topol-M nuclear missile launchers 2, Russia.jpg|thumb|right|Topol-M mobile launchers on the streets of Moscow during Victory Day Parade Rehearsal]]
The first stage has rocket motors developed by the Soyuz Federal Center for Dual-Use Technologies. These give the missile a much higher acceleration than other ICBM types. They enable the missile to accelerate to the speed of 7,320&nbsp;m/s and to travel a flatter trajectory to distances of up to 10,000&nbsp;km.<ref name="Mputtre.com"/>

As a solid propellant design, the missile can be maintained on alert for prolonged periods of time and can launch within minutes of being given the order.<ref name="missilethreat1"/>