Russia deploys new set of strategic nuclear missiles

Drudge Report ^ | Dec 24 2005

[Dan Evans]

The chief of Russia's strategic forces on Saturday attended the deployment of a new set of state-of-the art intercontinental ballistic missiles, boasting of their capability to penetrate any prospective missile defense, news reports said.

Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, took part in a ceremony that marked the commissioning of the latest set of Topol-M missiles at a missile base in Tatishchevo in the Volga River's Saratov region.

Solovtsov said Saturday that the new missile "is capable of penetrating any missile defense system," the RIA Novosti and Interfax news agencies reported.

Russian officials have called prospective U.S. missile defenses destabilizing and boasted repeatedly that Russia's new missiles could pierce any nation's missile shield.

The Topol-M missiles, capable of hitting targets more than 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) away, have so far been deployed in silos. The mobile version, mounted on a heavy off-road vehicle, is to enter combat service next year, Solovtsov said.

The deployed Topol-Ms have been fitted with single nuclear warheads, but officials have considered plans to equip each missile with three individually targeted warheads.

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[Dan Evans]

Didn't we just spend a bunch of money to help the Russians dispose of their nukes?

[DoughtyOne]

Aren't we in the process of destroying a good portion of our warheads?

[mazack]

Merry Christmas to us. Thank you Russia. \end{sarcasm}

[King Moonracer]

[BallyBill]

How come the NY Times isn't leaking this type of story?

[Straight8]

All their reporters are in the C.I.A. commisary.

[reg45]

If the Russians are smart, they will target at least half of them on the Islamic world.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for posting this.

Here's a couple links about the 'Bulava'
SS-NX-30 missile
http://www.missilethreat.com/missiles/ss-nx-30_russia.html

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Sept 27, 2005
Russia Tests Bulava SS-NX-30 SLBM For First Time
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1492472/posts

[NormsRevenge]

fyi.. MissileThreat.com is a Claremont Institute website.

http://www.claremont.org/

[redfreedom]

The Ruskies are sucking up to our very own 5th column, if they say they can penetrate any defense system, then our lib buds can use that info to strengthen their position that we don't need a missile defense system, as it would be worthless. That money could be better used to provide drugs to unemployed losers and to buy votes.

[PlanoMike]

The Evil Empire never went away!

[nanomid]

The Chinese and the Russians don't wish to involve themselves directly in a nuclear exchange with the U.S.
They will, however, prop up and arm puppet states that are themselves enemies of the U.S. and then feign solidarity when a mushroom cloud appears over U.S. interests.

[q_an_a]

what the heck are they going to do with a missile if they can't get an Army to beat Afganistan? How do the Russians or any other country think they can take drafted military and fight, I said FIGHT, in our modern age with 24/7 internet and world telling the draftee - facts?

A man who earns 10.00 a month won't go to war to protect a Chinese factory making toys for Americans. A Russian won't go to war to fight the guys that bring modern stores and modern hospitals to their country.

Merry Christmas world we are giving you a reason not to fight, but if you do we are ready!!

[Dan Evans]

The Evil Empire never went away!

I think they morphed into something more sinister. They are playing nice while they do everything they can to infiltrate us, corrupt us and weaken us from within. All the bad guys in the world are getting their AK-47s and their RPG-7s from Russia and China. Now they are upgrading their ICBM capability and trying to pass it off as a peaceful conversion of "swords into plowshares":

Russians harness Cold War demons for space

"Three days before Christmas, Satan will rise on a column of flame over Russia. But instead of death for millions, the event should mark an amazing conversion of Cold War swords into plowshares.

“Satan” is the NATO code name for the SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missile. The Soviet Union built and deployed hundreds of SS-18s in underground silos east of the Ural Mountains, and 130 remain on active duty at three bases. They each carried up to 10 thermonuclear warheads. But now the aging missiles are being decommissioned, and some of them are being converted to commercial space launch vehicles."

[gondramB]

This is mainly PR The missile shield is never gonna stop a first strike from Russia. They have 10,000 warheads. The shield is only good for small rogue nations.

[Dan Evans]

what the heck are they going to do with a missile if they can't get an Army to beat Afganistan? How do the Russians or any other country think they can take drafted military and fight, I said FIGHT,

Think of a nuclear missile as a great big gun. If you point it at someone, and he thinks you might use it, and if he is a coward, you don't have to fight. You win.

[Dan Evans]

The missile shield is never gonna stop a first strike from Russia.

It depends on how much we spend. If a large city can prevent a few million deaths by spending a few billion dollars, it would be worth it.