Posted on 11/26/2022 8:13:26 AM PST by Timber Rattler
Russia is likely removing nuclear warheads from aging nuclear cruise missiles and firing unarmed munitions at Ukraine, Britain's military intelligence said on Saturday.
The defense ministry said open source imagery shows wreckage of an air-launched cruise missile fired at Ukraine which seem to have been designed in the 1980s as a nuclear delivery system, adding that ballast was probably being substituted for the warheads.
Such a system will still produce damage through the missile's kinetic energy and unspent fuel. However, it is unlikely to achieve reliable effects against intended targets, the ministry added in its daily intelligence update posted on Twitter.
"Whatever Russia's intent, this improvisation highlights the level of depletion in Russia's stock of long-range missiles," the ministry said.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...
Correct, decoys. They take the nukes off useless missiles and fire them using up the expensive defenses the west has deployed.
“British military has lots of sources inside Russia”
Oh yeah... like Steele. And his “pissgate sources”.
I do not believe this article. I can believe they used an old missile. I do not believe they did not replace the warhead with conventional explosives. That would be simple to do. Just add semetex (a lot like our C4) to the same weight as the old warhead to keep the weight and balance in the correct range.
This shows you how thoughtful Russia is … they are limiting devastation.
Got to give them credit.
more silly propaganda
like the daily mails Russian soldiers given Viagra so they can rape Ukrainian women.
Also, soaks up anti-missile defense resources from Ukraine - they don’t know if a missile has warheads or not.
LOL
You sadly are displaying a host of logical fallacies and faulty reasoning.
A priori argument, argument from ignorance, burden of proof. Look them up.
its quite simple. You make an extraordinary claim (as Reuters did), you must provide extraordinary proof.
Hi.
Just noticed in your tagline, cane cutter. Sugar cane?
Let’s see...hot and humid, black muck, rattlesnakes, alligators, bobcats, etc...
Then your machete goes dull and you got a hole in your canteen.
I’m impressed.
5.56mm
Perfect opportunity for an “oops” moment. “Our engineers were pretty sure that the warhead was removed....but, you know, mistakes can happen”.
Missed that one!!!!
at least toss in gasoline or some kinda boom stuff what about feces
“The defense ministry said open source imagery shows wreckage of an air-launched cruise missile fired at Ukraine which seem to have been designed in the 1980s as a nuclear delivery system, adding that ballast was probably being substituted for the warheads.”
Most nuclear delivery systems can be converted to conventional warheads. The missile doesn’t care as long as flight is not affected. Whether this can be done in the field by a grunt with a spanner is another matter.
I don’t follow you.
Or just clearing out unwanted inventory !
—” Ukraine is probably closely examining all the reamins of the missiles that hit ...”
There are photos and videos of a few being shot down and the crash site debris being examined.
A few close-ups with identifying components are explained.
IIRC posted by Suchomimus on youtube.
Bkmk
priorities dear boy
exactly, that’s my point
Russia DOESN’T care about “limiting devastation”, it only cares about invasion & war
Russia’s “priorities”
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