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I don't want to see it tested, but I wonder in the post-CW era's institutional theft and corruption if Russia's ICBM force is truely operational?The threat of attack by their Satan II (RS-28) missiles are, indeed a thinly veiled threat of nuclear attack.
Ah. And what did he predict the British and NATO response would be?
Britain doesn't have like weapons with which to reply in kind. So it'll be at minimum conventional TLAMs into Moscow - and we've seen how inept Russian air defences are.
That guy, Andrey Gurulev "declared war" on Britain earlier, in June - when there were tensions around Kaliningrad. At that time his plan was three stages:
1. 100% of all US and UK satellites are destroyed.
2. 100% of the air and missile defence of the UK is destroyed.
3. London gets the first blow.
Timing not mentioned, but probably 3 days, as the capture of Kyiv.
The threat of attack by their Satan II (RS-28) missiles are, indeed a thinly veiled threat of nuclear attack.
The Satan II is an ICBM carrying up to 15 warheads.
This goes back to May, but it's been mentioned several times since then, both by Kremlin mouth-pieces and by that Olga female on their pet TV station.Where were Satan II missiles mentioned in the article? Gurulev specifically mentioned Zircon hypersonic missiles in the linked article. Is there another, more comprehensive version of the story that mentions Satan II?
This goes back to May, but it's been mentioned several times since then, both by Kremlin mouth-pieces and by that Olga female on their pet TV station.
Russia makes new threats over use of Satan-2 hypersonic nuclear missile on Britain
Kremlin official also says it is ‘absolutely legitimate’ for Russia to question existence of Finlandwww.independent.co.uk
I honestly think their nuclear arsenal is not in very good shape.I don't want to see it tested, but I wonder in the post-CW era's institutional theft and corruption if Russia's ICBM force is truely operational?
Do any of Russia's Nuclear Weapons Actually Work?
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Russia's Strategic Nuclear Weapons are Complete Duds
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Russia has been going on about it's fearsome hypersonic missiles, but I don't recall any word of it being tested.The other observation about the Satan II is that it was only tested back in April 2022 so I question the number they actually have in service.
Russia has been going on about it's fearsome hypersonic missiles, but I don't recall any word of it being tested.
The same can be said of China's hypersonic missile, too.
The only test that I'm aware of, was the U.S. test back in late June (or early July), which failed. The failure was caused by an "anomaly" due to the "complexity of it's design".
So if the U.S. is having issues with it, I'm thinking that Russia is waving a piece of paper at everyone and expecting them to be frightened.
That's just it, I haven't seen any commentary from intellegence sources discussing their "test".Did western intelligence agencies confirm the launch?
That's just it, I haven't seen any commentary from intellegence sources discussing their "test".
Russia claimed their prototype's test was successful and aparently, from that one test, they'll have 'em rolling off the assembly line like pancakes at Denny's...
Oh but you should!I'm not ready to start quaking in my boots just yet.
Oh but you should!
His Imperial Majesty, Czar Putin the Great has spoken - so it must be true.
Of course, he said he was going to "clean up" those pesky Ukrainians, too.
Unfortunately, Ukraine somehow missed the memo...
Olga Skabeyeva has been saying that NATO is the reason why the Ukraine has been naughty and the west should benukedpunished for encouraging Ukrainians to look away from their masters.