Generations of the Soviet/Russian nuclear ballistic missiles

First generation from 1950 to 1960:

• R-5M Theatre Ballistic Missile (NATO reporting name SS-3 Shyster and carried the GRAU index 8K51)

• R-12 Dvina Theatre Ballistic Missile (NATO reporting name of SS-4 Sandal and carried the GRAU index 8K63)

• R-7 Semyorka ICBM (NATO reporting name of SS-6 Sapwood and carried the GRAU index 8K71)

• R-9 Desna ICBM (NATO reporting name of SS-8 Sasin and carried the GRAU index 8K75)

• R-14 Chusovaya TBM (NATO reporting name of SS-5 Skean and carried the GRAU index 8K65)

• R-16 ICBM (NATO reporting name of SS-7 Saddler and carried the GRAU index 8K64)

Second generation from 1961 to 1970:

• R-36 ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-9 Scarp Mod 1 and 2 and carried the GRAU index 8K67)

• R-36 Orb ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-9 Mod 3 Scarp and carried the GRAU index 8K69)

• R-36 RGCh ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-9 Mod 4 Scarp and carried the GRAU index 8K67P)

• RT-12 ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-13 Mod 1 Savage and carried the GRAU index 8K98)

• RT-12P ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-13 Mod 2 Savage and carried the GRAU index 8K98P)

Third generation from 1971 to 1980:

• R-36M ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-18 Mod.1,2,3 Satan and carried the GRAU index 15P014)

• MR-UR-100 Sotka ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-17 Spanker Mod 1 and 2 and carried the GRAU index 15A15)

• R-36M-UTTKh ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-18 Mod.4 Satan and carried the GRAU index 15P018)

• MR-UR-100UTTKh Sotka ICBM (NATO reporting name SS−17 Mod 3 Spanker and carried the GRAU index 15A16)

• Temp 2S ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-16 Sinner and carried the GRAU index 15Zh42)

• RSD-10 Pioneer and Pioner-2 IRBM (NATO reporting name SS-20 Mod 1 and 2 Saber and carried the GRAU index 15Zh45)

Fourth generation from 1981 to 1995:

• R-36M2 ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-18-3 Mod. 5, 6 Satan and carried the GRAU index 15P018M)

• RT-23UTTKh Molodets ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-24-1 Scalpel and carried the GRAU index 15F444)

• RT-23UTTKh Molodets ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-24-2 Scalpel and carried the GRAU index 15F444)

• RT-2PM Topol ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-25 Sickle and carried the GRAU index 15Zh58)

Fifth generation from 1996 to 2015:

• RT-2PM2 Topol-M ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-27 Sickle-B and carried the GRAU index 15Zh65)

• RS-24 Yars ICBM (NATO reporting name SS-29 or SS-27 Mod 2 and carried the GRAU index 15P155M)