Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2008 |
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“If you look at the assessment by the Intel community, they say that by about 2015, 2017, in that timeframe, they may even have a missile that can reach the United States, which is an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) class missile,” he added as quoted by Reuters.
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Posted by Matt in June 26th, 2008 |
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Military,
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Computer Game,
Cruise-Missiles,
Icbm,
Icbms,
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles,
jets,
Kp,
Leads,
Maximum Accuracy,
Nuclear Attack,
Nuclear War,
Russia,
Silo,
Sotka,
submarines,
Topol,
Unacceptable Damage,
Worst Case Scenario
KP: Is it really possible that nothing will be able to reach the U.S.?
Polezhaev: Let’s talk about the worst-case scenario — an unexpected nuclear attack by the U.S. Of course, this is theoretical. Let’s say the attack leads to the destruction of 90 percent of our silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). Our lightly sheltered Topol [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 |
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Launches,
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moscow,
Nuclear Forces,
Nuclear Warheads,
Nuclear Weapon,
Nuclear Weapons,
Operational Stockpile,
Posture,
Resurgence,
Russia,
Russian Nuclear Forces,
Security Posture,
Ss,
Topol
Russia reduced its total nuclear weapon stockpile by about 1,000 warheads during the last year; however, it still has the largest arsenal in the world. As of early 2008, we estimate that Russia has approximately 5,200 nuclear warheads in its operational stockpile and 8,800 in reserve or awaiting dismantlement, for a total of 14,000 nuclear [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 |
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Laser Weapons,
M Series,
Missile Defense System,
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Nuclear Blast,
Ss,
Topol,
Topol-M
The Topol-M series, which has the NATO reporting designation of SS-27, has a range of around 7,000 miles and the ability to evade any future U.S. missile defense system deployed in central Europe.
The system is reportedly capable of withstanding a direct hit from laser weapons, electromagnetic pulse and a nuclear blast, the report said.
Solovtsov said [...]
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