Ocean’s 5: An overview on underwater nuclear missiles – MSN India

Posted by Matt in February 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Delta Iv, International News, Kg, Launch, Liquid Propellant, Maximum Range, Mirv, Missile, Msn India, Nbsp, News India, News News, Nuclear Missiles, Payload, Russia, Shtil, Submarine, Warheads

R-29RM Shtil-Russia
The R-29RM is a three-stage liquid-propellant missile carrying four or ten MIRV. Compared to the R-29R the missile has a larger launch weight (40.3 to 35.5 Tons) providing a heavier payload (2800 kg to 1650 kg) to a greater maximum range (8300 to 8000 km).
It is designed to be launched from the Russian Delta [...]

Syria is regional missile threat

Posted by Matt in February 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Missiles, Syria, Ballistic Missile Threat, Chemical Warheads, iraq, Israel, Jordan, Launch, Pdf, Presents, Scud Missiles, Ss, Syria, Turkey

Syria also presents a regional threat. It has several hundred SCUD-class and SS-21 SRBMs and may have chemical warheads available for a portion of its SCUD missiles. All of Syria’s missiles are mobile and can reach much of Israel and large portions of Iraq, Jordan, and Turkey from launch sites well within the country.
PDF: The [...]

US and Russia urged to begin reducing nuclear arsenals – The Irish Times – Fri, Feb 05, 2010

Posted by Matt in February 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Abolishment, Atomic Weapons, Control Experts, Fri, Illusion, Irish Times, Launch, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Arsenals, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Powers, Nuclear War, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Paris, Russia, summit, Wins, Zero Campaign

The abolishment of nuclear weapons is an illusion. Countries will simply position themselves to restock quickly if needed. The first one to build and launch enough nuclear weapons wins.
Reducing nuclear arsenals puts America on the expressway to nuclear war. Our smaller nuclear arsenal can now be defeated once and for all.
If you are an American [...]

The Doomsday Plane – TIME

Posted by Matt in February 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, Air Force Crew, Cold War Relic, Doomsday Plane, Fuel Nozzle, Handful, Launch, Midair, Midst, Missile Silos, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear War, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Space Creature, Survivor, Tankers, Time Secretary, War Zones, Windshield

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flies around the world to war zones and allies, to China and Russia and Suriname, on a Cold War relic called the Doomsday Plane. Forged in the 1970s by Boeing, it was designed to stay aloft even in the midst of nuclear war. It’s an airborne Pentagon. The plane is [...]

China Missile Test Has Ominous Implications – Defense News

Posted by Matt in January 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Missiles, Anniversary, Ballistic Missile Defense, Capabilities, China Missile Test, Defense News, Derivative, Df, Easton, Hq, Intercept, Launch, Missile Interceptor, Ominous Implications

The fact that the launch occurred on the anniversary of China’s first ASAT missile test suggests it was hardly just a ballistic missile defense (BMD) effort alone, but part of a larger effort to expand ASAT capabilities.
The 2007 ASAT test involved a modified KT-1/2 or DF-21 missile derivative dubbed the SC-19. The SC-19 is difficult [...]

New Russian Subs Await Missiles | AVIATION WEEK

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Military, Missiles, Russia, Aviation Week, Ballistic Missile, Commonality, Launch, Liquid Fuel, Maneuver, Missiles, Moscow Institute, New Submarine, Nuclear Warheads, Nx, Rsm, Russian Subs, RussianNavy, Sea Trials, Solid Propellant, Third Stage, Topol, Topol-M, Warhead, Yuri Dolgorukiy

Last summer and fall, the Yuri Dolgorukiy conducted sea trials, but its introduction into service may be delayed because of problems with the weapon it is designed to carry. Bulava (RSM-56, SS-NX-30) is a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. The Moscow Institute of Thermotechnics (MIT) has been working on the weapon since 1988. The three-stage missile [...]

‘Iran asked Hamas, Hizbullah to coordinate Israel attacks’ | Headlines News | Jerusalem Post

Posted by Matt in January 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Al Madina, Beirut, Hamas, Headlines News, hezbollah, Hizbullah, Iran Nuclear Negotiator, Israel, Israel Jerusalem, Israel News, Jerusalem Post, Khaled Mashaal, Launch, Lebanese Web, Met, Politburo, Report Said That

A Lebanese Web site on Sunday quoted Saudi newspaper al-Madina as reporting that Iran nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili met with Hamas and Hizbullah officials, including Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, in Damasucs and asked them to orchestrate “operations” against Israel.

The report said that Jalili also traveled to Beirut and urged Hizbullah and Amal representatives to [...]

Report: Iran to launch counterattack if Israel strikes – Israel News, Ynetnews

Posted by Matt in December 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Counterattack, Iran, Islamic Republic, Israel, Israel News, Larijani, Launch, Ynetnews

Larijani stressed that Iran intended to retaliate only against American bases used against it, the report says, and therefore urged the states to ask the US not to use bases situated on their territory to attack the Islamic Republic.
Report: Iran to launch counterattack if Israel strikes – Israel News, Ynetnews

Weak Russian Military Suggestive of Nuclear First Strike Doctrine

Posted by Matt in December 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Russia, Aggression, Allies, Amp, Bottom Line, Financial Markets, Free Website, Launch, Nuclear Strike, Nuclear Strikes, Nuclear Weapons, Oracle, Oracle Financial, Preemptive Strike, Russia, Russian Federation, Russian Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction

The bottom line is that Russia reserves the right to launch a nuclear preemptive strike to protect itself and its allies.
Russia’s military is falling apart, therefore, it’s becoming clear that Russia will increasingly rely on its nuclear weapons for protection. This will include threats and/or preemptive nuclear strikes.
Therefore, Russia now announced its right to use [...]

Israel to outfit all residents with gas masks

Posted by Matt in December 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Israel, Biological Weapons, Chemical Warfare, ChemicalAttack, Gas Masks, GasMasks, Iran, Israel, Israel Population, Israeli Government, Launch, Middle East, Nuclear Facilities, Population Distribution, Weapons Capability

Israel is to outfit its entire population with gas masks.
The distribution will commence in two months.
No reason has been given by the Israeli government for providing its residents with gas masks.
There has been no indication from any country that it is planning to attack Israel, nor is any country in the [...]