USA Y Russia They are the countries with the most military power in the world. This means that both have a destructive arsenal and can be used on a large scale, if the situation calls for it.
From warships, fighter planes and nuclear weaponsboth in Moscow and in Washington they know how to defend themselves, and attack if necessary. For this reason, they are the largest and most powerful powers on the planet, and the rest of the nations respect them.
What is the most destructive ballistic missile?
Ballistic missiles with intercontinental range are the projectiles that can travel the longest, over 5,500 kilometers. They are made to carry explosive charges, which can be nuclear.
They are normally propelled at the beginning of their trajectory, but during their journey they depend on gravity and air resistance, that is, they respond to the laws of ballistics.
Its technology is very similar to the rockets that are launched into space, since they maintain a good part of their trajectory outside the atmosphere.
The United States Minuteman III missile
According to the newspaper La Razon, the LGM-30G Minuteman III is the only land-based intercontinental ballistic missile in service that the United States has active. It does not require much maintenance but it is quite powerful.
According to the US Air Force, the “L” in its name refers to the Department of Defense designation for silo launch; the “G” corresponds to the surface attack, while the “M” for being a guided missile.
In August 2021, the North American country successfully tested the missile, with the aim of “validating and verifying the safety, protection, effectiveness and readiness of the weapons system.”
The Air Force cancels the test scheduled for this Thursday with the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, to avoid further raising the tension with Russia pic.twitter.com/dBbiizMt9Z
— Sandro Pozzi (@sandro_pozzi) March 2, 2022
Russia’s Sarmat missile
Meanwhile, the RS-28 Sarmat is a liquid-fueled ballistic missile that packs 10 to 15 nuclear warheads.
The dispersion capacity of the warheads of this missile is so wide that it could cover a field of destruction of the magnitude of Texas either France.
The weapon has a size of 35.5 meters in length, a diameter of 3 meters and an estimated range of 18,000 kilometers.
According to the newspaper El Español, the Russian defense ministry issued a statement in which it stated: “The Sarmat missile is the most powerful with the greatest range in the world.”
The RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile can be armed with the Avangard hypersonic system, a hypersonic glider (HGV) against which it is very difficult to develop defenses. It has been developed to exceed the future capabilities of the US anti-missile shield. pic.twitter.com/tJ12ZQOwyp
– Miguel Ángel Sumatra (@mitopoetica) April 20, 2022
Both intercontinental missiles have a great range and power, in addition, being weapons of the most powerful governments in the world, there is no doubt that regardless of which one is more destructive, nobody would want them to be used in any war context, since it would cause irreversible consequences. in the planet. (I)
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