Russia announced this Saturday that it intends to carry out seven test launches with missiles intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2024, which will be reported in due course to USA.
“Russia will inform the American side about any launch of intercontinental ballistic missile and of ballistic missile launched from submarines“, assured Sergei Karakaev, commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, to the newspaper “Estrella Roja” of the Ministry of Defence.
He added that USA also informs no less than 24 hours in advance to Russia before any test with missiles of its strategic forces.
Technological and Military Improvements
The Russian general explained that the objective of these tests is to improve its characteristics of combatthe work of command and control posts, and the implementation of new information and communication technologies.
Successful trials will allow Russia “significantly improve the combat potential of troops when adequately responding to anticipated threats against our country“, said.
And he stressed that the russian nuclear triad -intercontinental missiles, atomic submarines and strategic bombers- allow it to overcome the US anti-missile shield and “ensure the safety of Russia”.
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In turn, he highlighted that Russian hypersonic weapons, which, according to the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putinhas no parallel in the world, is progressively entering service in the Armed forces.
This is the case of the Sarmat heavy intercontinental missile (SS-X-30 Satan-2, according to NATO), capable of carrying 10-15 individually guided nuclear warheads.
Saying missilewhich has a “virtually unlimited range,” according to Putin, will soon enter service in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk, according to Karakaev.
Putin, who put strategic forces on alert shortly after the war began in Ukraine in February 2022, assured this week that the military campaign will continue until Russia has not achieved its objectives, that is, the full demilitarization of the neighboring country.
With information from EFE.
Source: Gestion
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