Americans are allergic to Russia’s Topol missiles

Posted by Matt in June 26th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Aggressor, Air Missiles, 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 [...]

Gates’ reference to Russia’s nuclear capabilities alarming

Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Bombers, Colonel, Concealment, Cruise-Missiles, Defense Contracts, Design Bureaus, Deterrence, Gates, General Leonid Ivashov, Missile Systems, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Triad, Nuclear Weapons, Promising Projects, Russia, Russian Academy, Strikes, submarines, Topol

Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, president of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Problems, commenting on Russia’s triad of strategic nuclear weapons, including ground-based missiles, submarines and bombers said, “We are really worried by what is happening. The mobile Topol-M missile systems are vulnerable to conventional strikes; their mobility is no longer a guarantee of concealment or [...]

Russian nuclear forces, 2008

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Air Defenses, arsenal, Arsenal World, Dismantlement, Exercises, Icbm, Launches, Missile Test, 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 [...]

New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, Armed Forces, Commander In Chief, Debut, Dense Pine Forest, Dmitry Medvedev, Global Threats, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Ivanovo Region, Missile Base, moscow, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Russian President, Russian Weapons, Topol

President Dmitry Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia’s armed forces Thursday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats.
Medvedev inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region some [...]

Russia to double ICBM tests in 2008

Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Central Europe, Central Russia, Designation, Direct Hit, Electromagnetic Pulse, Icbm, Laser Weapons, M Series, Missile Defense System, NATO, 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 [...]

New Russian nuclear submarine to go to sea this year

Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Arkhangelsk Region, Ballistic Missiles, Navy Commander, Russian Navy, Russian Nuclear Submarine, Russian Submarine, Sea Trials, Topol, Topol-M

Russia will put its first Borey-class strategic nuclear submarine through sea trials in the second half of 2008, the Russian Navy commander said on Friday.
The fourth generation Yury Dolgoruky was built at the Sevmash plant in the northern Arkhangelsk Region and was taken out of dry dock last April. It will be equipped with [...]