R-46 (missile)
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The R-46 was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) design by SDO Yuzhnoye (OKB-586) for the Soviet Union during the Cold War.[1][2]
The R-46 design was part of a concept to launch a very large hydrogen bomb into orbit as a fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS).[1][3][4] The existence of the system was alluded to in a speech by then Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in August 1961.[2] The design was not developed,[1][5] however, being officially terminated in June 1964.[1] The FOBS concept was abandoned as part of SALT II.
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