[kronos77]

Russian name is: RS-20V Voyevoda (Duke)

[samtheman]

successfully hit hypothetical targets on the Kamchatka Peninsula

Yup. That's what we were aiming at. Right there where that baby landed. That was our intended hypothetical target.

I'll remember that next time I go shooting. Why use paper targets when I can get a tighter pattern with hypothetical targets?

(Actually, I don't really need the hypotheticals.)

[finnman69]

Yuck

I watched The Day After again on Scifi last night. Still scary.

[Brilliant]

They name their missile "Satan?" Egads. Nothing like a little truth in advertising.

[reagan_fanatic]

"Could it be - SATAN!!??"

[quantfive]

Interesting they have named this MIRV the 'satan'. Russia is described as part of the beast in Revelation as the feet of a bear. Revelations end times (rebirth of a new society under Christ) seems to go like this:

1) WWIII starts, 200 million enemy combatants and 1/3 of the world perishing by the sword. These are specifically stated numbers John states.

2) The beast destroys Rome. Revelations say that the beast has a purpose to destroy the 'harlot' that sits on top of her. The halot really must be Rome and the Catholic church, because the harlot commits adultery (on God) by selling to the merchants and kings of the earth linens of purple and scarlet, ivory, cedar, marble statues. Looking at a map of the countries of the beast all being European, Rome would stand in the way of this conquest. Keep in the mind the anti-christ is a kingdom. Think of communism being the religion of the state telling you what to do (satanic) vs. God (free-will). The beast will want to destroy any influence Rome would have on family values, mass murder and worship of the state. I believe strongly the beast is Rome because Revelations says the city destroyed sits on seven hills surrounded by water. Rome is one of only four or five cities in the world with this geography and is the only organization big enough to politically impact the beasts strategy.

3) The two prophets testify for three and one half years and are destroyed. Revelations insuates these are countries rather then people because it says the nations sends gifts to each other when they are destroyed. It goes on to say that the two witnesses miraculously come back to life. I believe this is America and Israel. The whole world (minues a few scant Western nations) would be overjoyed with our initial destruction. The beast (temporary alliance of nations) itself goes off into destruction (the USA has some hand in this I am sure).

3)A comet hits the earth. There are seven angels sounding trumpets. Three of these describe a comet impact of being first debris preceeding the comet hitting earth, causing some destruction and ionizing the atmoshphere red, like the color of blood. Then the comet itself hits in the ocean wrecking 1/3 of the boats on earth and killing 1/3 of the sea life. Then the final debris hits the earth from the comets tail with truck sized meteors hitting the earth. This either happens just before the beast is destroyed or just after.

[RightWhale]

Why can't we give interesting names to our weapons?

[Elsie]

"Before the launch, the missile had been in operation for 19 years," he said.

And just how long have our B-52's been 'in operation'?

[M. Espinola]

The SS-18 Satan ICBM is a fitting term for Putin's expanding arsenal in his neo-Soviet total war machine directed against the West.

[COEXERJ145]

The SS-18 Mod 6 version of this missile carries a single, 20 megaton warhead for taking out things like Cheyenne Mountain.