Russia tests new nuclear-capable missile

[speak easy]

Source: Yahoo/AP

MOSCOW — The Russian Defence Ministry has reported the first launch of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.

The ministry said the missile was launched Wednesday from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and that its practice warheads hit designated targets at the Kura firing range on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.

The Sarmat is a heavy missile, intended to replace the Soviet-made Voyevoda missile, which was code-named Satan by the West. President Vladimir Putin and his officials said it’s capable of penetrating any prospective missile defense.

Putin called this “a big, significant event” for Russia’s defense industry. He said the Sarmat will ensure Russia’s security from external threats and make those who, in the heat of frantic, aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country, think twice.”

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/russia-tests-nuclear-capable-missile-164308883.html

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ICBMs are not 'nuclear-capable', they are nuclear, period. A Doomsday weapon.

[AntiFascist]

1. Leon Panetta was just on CNN assuring that we have capability to shoot these down n/t

[demigoddess]

2. glad to hear that! Here is a country that attacks another country and then says nobody

has the right to do that to them!

[2naSalit]

3. I suspect...

That our armaments have been on standby since February.

[AntiFascist]

4. We also test Minuteman missiles periodically...

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2727913/minuteman-iii-test-launch-showcases-readiness-as-safe-effective-deterrent/

An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:51 Pacific Time Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is relevant, essential and key to leveraging dominance in an era of Strategic Competition.

Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test re-entry vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Aug. 11, demonstrating the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces and providing confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.

The launch involved a Hi Fidelity Joint Test Assembly re-entry vehicle that detonated conventional (i.e. non-nuclear) explosives prior to hitting the surface of the water approximately 4,200 miles downrange near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. These test launches verify the accuracy and reliability of the ICBM weapon system, providing valuable data to ensure a continued safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent.

“The U.S. nuclear enterprise is the cornerstone of the security structure of the free world,” said Col. Omar Colbert, 576th Flight Test Squadron commander. “Today’s test launch is just one example of how our nation’s ICBM fleet demonstrates operational readiness and reliability of the weapon system. It also allows us to showcase the amazing level of competence and capability of our Airmen.”

[paleotn]

6. Always vigilant.

[bronxiteforever]

5. "A strange game. The only way to win is not to play".

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Pooty's alternative to Tucker Carlson's crotch laser.