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[...] Three ballistic missiles were also fired from nuclear submarines as part of the drills to test Russia's nuclear arsenal. The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin took part in the exercise and personally launched four ballistic missiles.
A statement from the defence ministry said they had "carried out an exercise to manage its strategic forces".
It added: "All objectives of the training have been successfully completed," .
The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin took part in the exercise and personally launched four ballistic missiles.
originally posted by: odzeandennz
strange the US is staying mum on this... could it be because its not a smaller, less capable country, i. e. someone their own size..
maybe we should invade Russia and take down putin... where are the 'sanctions'? why do we never invade or go to wars with countries not 1/32nd our size.... odd coincidence.
originally posted by: Jefferton
originally posted by: odzeandennz
strange the US is staying mum on this... could it be because its not a smaller, less capable country, i. e. someone their own size..
maybe we should invade Russia and take down putin... where are the 'sanctions'? why do we never invade or go to wars with countries not 1/32nd our size.... odd coincidence.
Right?
I haven't even heard Trump come up with a funny nickname for Putin on twitter yet..
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Subrosabelow
They tested 16 missiles last year. This missile is fairly far along in its development.
As for the warheads, almost all ICBMs are MIRV capable. We decided to limit ours to one or three warheads, but they are capable of carrying 12-15 warheads with the original bus.
originally posted by: odzeandennz
strange the US is staying mum on this... could it be because its not a smaller, less capable country, i. e. someone their own size..