Russia announces new nuclear weapons tests days after Trump-Putin summit

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: The Hill

Russia is reportedly testing a range of new nuclear weapons and other military hardware including a high-powered laser, just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin met with President Trump for a one-on-one summit in Finland.

The Associated Press reported on Thursday that Russia had tested weapons that range from the laser weapon system to a nuclear-powered cruise missile. The cruise missile is reported to have "unlimited" range.

On Thursday, the country's Defense Ministry reportedly said that it had tested the Burevestnik cruise missile and is now preparing it for a flight test. "The program of the system’s pop-up tests has been completed with the positive results, which makes it possible to switch to preparations for the flight trials of the Sarmat missile complex," the Defense Ministry said, according to Tass, a Russian news agency.

The AP also notes that military officials in Russia said the country is practicing how to utilize a Peresvet high-powered laser weapon system. It is also practicing trials of the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/397895-russia-announces-new-nuclear-weapons-tests-after-trump-putin-summit

[hlthe2b]

1. But, of course they did... FU, Trump... and his sycophantic "handlers," I'm sure NATO believes you

NOW.

[Sneederbunk]

2. Not to worry. Trump's got this

[Dave Starsky]

3. Well, there you have it.

Our President, ladies and gentlemen, the biggest of the biggliest. Master of Shadows.

Thanks for that, Don, you useless piece of shit.

[sandensea]

4. And Cheeto's idea of a respomse, is to give defense contractors another trillion-dollar boondoggle.

Certainly not to push back on Putin for this (or anythng else).

[Qutzupalotl]

5. There is a Russian psyops meme

to the effect that if you don’t want to roll over for Putin, you must want nuclear war. This action is to underscore that message.

Call that bullshit out when you see it. Say, “I would rather die than submit to a tyrant” or “I know which side I’m on, do you?”

[rzemanfl]

6. A nuclear powered cruise missile? What could possibly go wrong?

[xor]

9. The US experimented with them back int he 60's

but supposedly cancelled the project because it was viewed as being too provocative against the soviets.

I guess if this is legit then we can expect the US and other countries to deploy their own, aye? Having a bunch of nuclear reactors flying around sounds like a great idea.


*edit* welp: https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2018/02/pentagon-nuclear-cruise-missile-russia/145689/

[jpak]

7. That nuclear powered cruise missile will spew radioactive material everywhere it goes

The US contemplated a similar missile in the 50's and 60's but concluded it would be too dangerous to launch over our territory or our allies.

Pity the fools in its trajectory.

[xor]

10. I wonder if this is Russia's way of getting leverage to use against the missile defense systems

[jpak]

12. It would have a HUGH thermal signature

And would be easy prey for air defense.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Good job, Red Don.

[icymist]

11. But we're going to have a space force!

Space Force!

[colorado_ufo]

13. Perhaps they felt reassured to go ahead with these tests

after learning what our current defense capabilities are. Just "perhaps."

[soryang]

14. All elements of the US nuclear weapon program are planned for modernization.

“Many elements of Trump’s nuclear spending spree are excessive and dangerous,” said Tom Z. Collina, policy director at Ploughshares Fund. “We would be safer and richer without them.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/us/politics/trump-nuclear-weapons-arsenal-congressional-budget.html

It's a bipartisan policy.

[Harker]

15. And I've forgotten how

to duck and cover.

[duforsure]

16. Why?

Because trump is bought and paid for like the republicans are now. Now like in NK putin is doing this freely with trumps approval , and like kim did in NK will no consequences, and actually got huge concessions from trump after doing what he did, which was allow him to complete testing of their delivery systems for bombs. It was allowed by trump , and so successful he doesn't have to do anymore testing , and now is into producing huge amount of bomb materials with russian putins help, and trump has allowed this to happen, then says he's strong on russia and putin , when he's weak and turns to jello when meeting with him, because he's a russian asset.