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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:26 pm Post subject: Russia's "invincible" missile! |
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Vladimir Putin claims he has a missile that can't be stopped, and which can hit any point on the planet.
Welcome to the New Arms Race, folks!
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Gord Green Galactic Ambassador

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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Not just one missile, but a whole family of them!
THE SARMAT INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
Russia has been working for years to develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to replace the Soviet-designed Voyevoda, the world's heaviest ICBM known as "Satan" in the West that carries 10 nuclear warheads. Putin announced that the new missile, called Sarmat, is undergoing tests and a video shown during his speech featured its test launch.
Sarmat weighs 200 metric tons (220 tons) and has a higher range than Satan, allowing it to fly over the North or the South Poles and strike targets anywhere in the world. He added that Sarmat also carries a bigger number of nuclear warheads, which are more powerful than the ones on Satan.
The new ICBM accelerates faster than its predecessor, making it harder for enemy to intercept it in its most vulnerable phase after the launch. Sarmat could carry an array of warheads capable of dodging missile defenses.
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THE NUCLEAR-POWERED GLOBAL-RANGE CRUISE MISSILE
Russia has developed a nuclear-powered cruise missile.
A compact, nuclear-powered engine gives the new weapon a "practically unlimited" range. It has stealth capabilities making it hard to detect and high maneuverability to bypass an enemy's defenses.
The cruise missile is "invulnerable to any existing or prospective air and missile defense systems.
The missile was successfully tested last fall but doesn't have a name yet
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THE NUCLEAR-POWERED INTERCONTINENTAL UNDERWATER DRONE
Russian news outlets first leaked reports about a nuclear-powered underwater drone called Status-6 several years ago, when its image taken during a Kremlin meeting was shown on national television in what many observers saw as a deliberate leak.
On Thursday, Putin announced for the first time that Russia has built such a weapon. He said tests of a compact nuclear reactor that took years were completed successfully in December. Its nuclear reactor is 100 times smaller than those that power modern nuclear submarines and features a super-quick launch time, Putin added.
The new drone has "fantastic" capabilities and can operate at "very big" depth at a speed many times faster than the fastest vessels or torpedoes in use today.
The drone can carry a nuclear weapon to target both aircraft carrier groups and coastal facilities, adding that "there are no means in the world to counter it now."
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THE KINZHAL HYPERSONIC MISSILE
Both Russia and the U.S. have been working to develop missiles that could travel at hypersonic speed, or more than five times the speed of sound.
The Russian military in December already put one such type of missile on duty in the Southern Military District. The missile called Kinzhal is carried by aircraft and is capable of flying at a speed 10 times the speed of sound. It has a range of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) and can carry a nuclear or a conventional warhead.
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THE AVANGARD HYPERSONIC VEHICLE
Putin first said in 2004 that Russia was working on a prospective hypersonic weapon that could conduct sharp maneuvers to avoid missile defenses. Russia has completed the tests of that vehicle, called Avangard, and put it in serial production.
Avangard has an intercontinental range and can fly in the atmosphere at a speed 20 times the speed of sound. The weapon can change both its course and its altitude en route to a target, making it "absolutely invulnerable to any air or missile defense means."
Avangard is designed using new composite materials to withstand temperatures of up to 2,000 Celsius (3,632 Fahrenheit) resulting from a flight through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. "It heads to target like a meteorite, like a fireball," .
A video has been shown of the Avangard's launch and a computer simulation that showed it being released from the booster rocket and maneuvering in the atmosphere on its way to a target, bypassing missile defenses.
Makes you feel warm and fuzzy, doesn't it?
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-russia-nuclear-weapons-impossible-173514601.html _________________ There comes a time, thief, when gold loses its lustre, and the gems cease to sparkle, and the throne room becomes a prison; and all that is left is a father's love for his child.
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Krel Guest
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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So, has Putin addressed how Russia is going to handle the massive retaliatory strikes that will be heading their way if they use these wonder weapons? I call them wonder weapons, because I wonder if they are real.
If the Russians have truly developed an efficient mini reactor, they could make a fortune selling them for commercial uses.
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orzel-w Galactic Ambassador

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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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Krel wrote: | If the Russians have truly developed an efficient mini reactor, they could make a fortune selling them for commercial uses. |
These reactors are reportedly unshielded. Unshielded reactors are less popular for commercial application. Except in Russia, of course. _________________ ...or not...
WayneO
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Krel Guest
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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orzel-w wrote: | These reactors are reportedly unshielded. Unshielded reactors are less popular for commercial application. Except in Russia, of course. |
It doesn't sound that safe, or healthy for the people that have to handle and service them.
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