Posted on 10/28/2010 9:14:34 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Russia's military on Thursday successfully test-fired three intercontinental ballistic missiles in one day during training of its strategic forces.
The Defense Ministry said the Bryansk nuclear submarine of the navy's Northern Fleet on Thursday launched a Sineva missile from the Barents Sea at a range on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Another nuclear sub, the Georgy Pobedonosets of the Pacific Fleet, test fired an RSM-50 from the Sea of Okhotsk at a testing range in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region.
Both types of missiles have a range of about 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles), according to Russian media reports.
The military also fired a land-based Topol missile from the northern Plesetsk launch pad that hit a designated target at Kamchatka's range. The Topol has a range of about 10,500 kilometers (6,500 miles).
Also Thursday, Tu-95, Tu-160 and Tu-22M long-range bombers of the Russian air force conducted practice launches of cruise missiles at the Pemboi shooting range in the northern Komi region.
Aging Soviet-built missiles continue to form the core of Russia's strategic nuclear forces, and the military has regularly tested them to check their performance
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The Prince of Meshech and Tubal is awakening in time for his stage entrance in a production written centuries ago by a Hebrew playwright named Ezekiel.
When alerted about the tests, (o)bama said not to worry and just keep dismantling our forces, in fact, pick up the pace to show we have no bad intentions.
I don’t believe the US has ever launched three first strike weapons in one exercise. Seems to me, someone is sending a message yet someone else is too dense to read it.
The Russians build good rockets and BIG nukes.
Their entire military aparatus incluing those in the Strategic Rocket Forces is decaying.
More evidence? Getting spooky!
No joke.
Boy. I sure am glad I’m joining the Army.
Actually, I meant that to be sarcastic, but that might be the safest place for me with the way things are going. Jeez.
Obama says “We will absorb a terrorist attack.”
Everyone else says “Ok, we’ll start prepping our nukes.”
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot.
Someone I know close to the DOD once told me that the Russians only have one flyable TU160.
I wonder if that’s true?
Someone I know close to the DOD once told me that the Russians only have one flyable TU160.
I wonder if that’s true?
I am not sure the “We” he is talking about includes him.
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