Moskit
SS-N-22 Sunburn
The Moskit (3M80) is a ramjet-powered missile
The big $50 a barrel oil money windfall in Russia does not seem to be going to the people.
Re:"Russia has developed a new kind of nuclear missile system that no other country COULD EVER HAVE..."
Seems like a slight overstatement on Putin's part. This from a country that had to steal the designs off Packard to get a Soviet limosine.
Hey Vlady, Will they hold up to plasma beams from satellites?
Imagine now building a submarine that would launch cavitating torpedo/missiles that would cruise under the water at high speeds until just offshore, at which point they come up out of the water and act like a cruise missile, flying at less than 500 feet and impacting a city before anyone even knew they were coming.
No other country could have it, eh? Those folks never had an original idea. I'd be willing to bet they stole it from the US.
The resolution supporting Volcker's investigation called on the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq, the Iraqis themselves, and all 191 U.N. member states and their regulatory authorities "to cooperate fully by all appropriate means with the inquiry."
Russia had initially opposed Volcker's request for a Security Council resolution on grounds that a council statement was enough and its members should not look backward and "stir up the old issue" of oil-for-food. But it relented and supported the resolution.
The official close to the Volcker inquiry said, however, that "the Russians have been reluctant to provide witnesses and information."
"They are being problematic and they are digging in their heels. They're not handing over materials," the official said.
This new system delivers 20 MR/CWI, Multiple Reentry/Crappy Window Installers.
It is a refinement of the present Russian system of dominance in the local window installation market.
20 window installers are delivered into one municipality and they dominate that market by underbidding every other delivery system in town then do a terrible job for three or four years until they run themselves out of business.
I think I rather get my news from the Fox all stars.
My guess is this new missle will launch like an airplane (no satalite detectable launch signature), cruise like a supersonic cruise missle, and be stealthy to radar. It seems only natural as the next evolution for the strategic weapons platform. I wonder why we don't have such a system yet?
Unless they are developing a system that can take out our entire Triad in one pre-emptive attack, the deterent remains in place.
If the children on this thread will think this through, they will see that Putin's remark is aimed at China and for domestic consumption. There is real fear in Russia over China.
The Chinese have the very latest weapon technology, given them by the Clinton administration, and all the information needed to construct first class ICBMs and anti-ballistic missile systems.
Of course Europe and the United States are expected to react. Most Russians are a fearful bunch, just like Americans are. The fearful pound their chests and yell, "I'm bad, I'm bad."
The first rule of human nature is that if you aren't loved, be feared. Very few people are loved except maybe by their mommy.
People called being feared "being respected."
I really don't think that Russia has the tech know-how to do anything meaningfull. Also, many of their best scientists are now in the US teaching at colleges. I know many Russian profs at Texas.
I appears the Russian have made serious technical headway in supercavitation. Here is some info that is very interesting:
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~tkirsano/Sciam.htm
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Super+cavitation
My God ! The've developed the Corbamite Device !
Putin is Stalin with an image team.