Russia to re-equip its new mobile ICBMs with multiple warheads

[Drops_not_Dope]

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20061215/56980585.html

MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Strategic Missile Forces are set to start re-equipping their single-warhead mobile Topol-M (SS-27) intercontinental ballistic missile systems with multiple re-entry vehicles, the forces' commander said Friday

About 360 silo-based Stiletto missiles are currently deployed in the Russian Strategic Missile Forces, with each missile carrying six warheads.

A total of six ICBM systems of the fourth and fifth generations are on active duty, including four silo-based, RS-18, RS-20B (SS-18 Satan), RS-20V(modified SS-18 Satan), RS-12M2 (Topol-M), and two mobile systems RS-12M (Topol) and RS-12M2 (Topol-M), Solovtsov said.

Vladimir Putin said last month that developing Russia's strategic forces is the main priority on the national defense agenda.

"Maintaining a strategic balance will mean that our strategic deterrent forces should be able to guarantee the neutralization of any potential aggressor, no matter what modern weapons systems he possesses," the president told a meeting with top military officials.

As of January 1, Russia possessed 927 nuclear delivery vehicles and 4,279 nuclear warheads for strategic offensive weapons, while the United States owns 1,255 and 5,966, respectively, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

[tularetom]

1. Guess there was more shit going on with pooty poot

than * could see when he looked in his eyes and saw his soul. He's been playing * like a cheap fiddle ever since.

[BR_Parkway]

2. St Reagan gets the credit for ending Cold War - Shrub's gonna screw

that up to. Is there any thing the man touches that doesn't turn to shit?

[DrDebug]

3. Great! So much for disarmament

One day we'll blow up a part of the earth and all you can say - if you survive - is "See I told ya, this would happen..."

There aren't always Stanislav Petrovs around, y'know...



Most of the world is unaware anything unusual happened that autumn day. Yet the moments between September 25 & 26, 1983, nearly led to the most devastating catastrophe in the history of humanity. The sound judgment and courageous actions of Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer, averted a worldwide nuclear war, preventing what could have become the tragedy of the ages.

http://www.brightstarsound.com/world_hero/insight.html

And I'll bet that most of you here never heard of Stanislev...

[RC]

4. This is something else we can thank george for.

Thanks george, the sooner you get us all killed the sooner the rest of the universe will be safe.

We were so close to real Peace in our lifetime, even in the Middle East in 2000. Look at we have today.