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The End of the New ICBM
Last week, at a conference full of advocates for modernizing the United States’ nuclear triad, something big happened: the idea of developing a new, nuclear-armed, ground-based long-range missile fell off the table.
The Future of the U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force
•The vulnerability of U.S. ICBMs to a Russian preemptive strike may not be of nearly as much concern as it was during the Cold War.
Russia increases military flights in Pacific, US general says
(CNN) -- Russia has stepped up military activity in the Pacific, including sending long-range bombers on flights off the coast of California and around the island of Guam, as tensions have risen in Ukraine, a top U.S. Air Force general said Monday.
"What Russia is doing in Ukraine and Crimea has a direct effect on what's happening in the Asia Pacific," Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle said in a presentation to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Dutch fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bombers in their airspace
(CNN) -- Dutch fighter jets scrambled Wednesday to intercept a pair of Russian military aircraft that entered their airspace, a fairly routine action that comes amid heightened tensions between Russia and NATO, a Dutch official said.
USAF General: Russian Long-Ranged Aircraft Skim California Coast
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A U.S. Air Force General is sounding a warning in regards to recently accelerated Russian military activity over the Pacific, claiming that a number of Russian long-ranged aircraft have patrolled as far as the coast of California.
General Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle said that a number of long-ranged, Russian airborne patrols over the Pacific included a Tupolev TU-95 bomber, which was intercepted by a U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet over Guam.
Many do not know it because you wont see it on TV but Putin is a religious zealot. He may see himself inside the Bible in one of the roles in prophecy. He could be a mad man.
Power of religion: With Putin's help, Russian church grows as political force
While it may seem strange that a former KGB agent who spent most of his life in a communist and aggressively non-religious police state would form an alliance with the church, experts say it makes perfect sense, at least politically. Putin backs the church, which in turn calls him a "God-given leader," because he believes it is part of a national tradition, not to mention some 71 percent of the Russian population consider themselves members.
Russia Tests Multi-Warhead ICBM
Russia’s military carried out a flight test of a new multi-warhead intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday amid growing tensions with the United States over the crisis in Ukraine.
The SS-27 Mod 2 road-mobile ICBM was launched around 2:40 a.m. EST from Russia’s Plesetsk launch facility, located about 500 miles north of Moscow.
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Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in scheduled test
The Russian military has successfully performed a scheduled test launch of the RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile, the country’s Defense Ministry said.
The launch of the intercontinental three-stage ballistic missile (ICBM) was carried out from Kapustin Yar testing ground in the Astrakhan region. The dummy warhead hit its target at a test ground in Kazakhstan, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Yegorov told RIA Novosti.
edit on 9-5-2014 by Xeven because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
I am kind of hoping Russia will invade the USA and get rid of those useless warmongering politicians that are there now ...by by McCain ....yuck ,I feel dirty now
originally posted by: Ophiuchus 13
originally posted by: fedeykin
My guess is that ICBM technology is outdated.
They are probably spending the money on other things - maybe space based weapons?
My guess as well...
originally posted by: Xeven
I cannot believe the US is not going to develop new ICBMS when it is obvious Russia cannot be trusted.
originally posted by: Xeven
Maybe they are outdate but you willing to stake your future and your children's future protection on a GUESS?
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
I am kind of hoping Russia will invade the USA and get rid of those useless warmongering politicians that are there now ...by by McCain ....yuck ,I feel dirty now