I was just looking at the wiki page for the R-36 missile. It is given the NATO reporting name of 'Scarp'. But a book I have had for many years ("Rockets and Missiles" by Bill Gunston, printed 1979) has a Soviet ICBM also named 'Scarp' by NATO - and it was first shown on display in 1967. It is completely and utterly different in every way.

Another example would be the Soviet SS-18. It's nothing like what NATO now call SS-18 (R-36).

So, are they just reusing old names again? And if NATO have their own names for Soviet/Russian stuff, do they have other names for NATO hardware?

What military rocket is this from 1957? https://imgur.com/gallery/mAh6kC1

Me and a coworker are currently debating if there is any known missile from ANY military that is capable of circling the EARTH multiple times until it chooses or hits its target.

https://youtu.be/lEaPHuoQRhE

https://youtu.be/EpZQyk7xWao