Strategic Rocket Forces

The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation (RVSN RF; , lit. 'Strategic Purpose Rocketry Troops') is a military branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It controls Russia's land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
The Strategic Rocket Forces was created on 17 December 1959 as part of the Soviet Armed Forces. It was made to be the main force for attacking an enemy's nuclear weapons, military buildings, and infrastructure. It operated all Soviet nuclear land-based intercontinental, intermediate-range ballistic missile, and medium-range ballistic missile with ranges over 1,000 kilometers.