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EX500rider

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4. Should the US complain about the nuclear armed Russian ABM system? lol

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2016, 02:28 PM

May 2016

Operational Russian ABM

Consists of:

68 launchers of short-range 53T6 (NATO: SH-08 'Gazelle') endoatmospheric interceptor nuclear-tipped missiles at five launch sites with 12 or 16 missiles each. Designed by NPO Novator, similar to US Sprint missile. These are tested roughly annually at the Sary Shagan test site.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-135_anti-ballistic_missile_system

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Russia will act to neutralize U.S. missile shield threat: Putin [View all] Lodestar May 2016 OP

This whole situation is perverse. bemildred May 2016 #1

Surely the E. Europeans know this missile defense is no defense yourpaljoey May 2016 #2

I don't get the impression they are a whole bunch smarter than the US' public. bemildred May 2016 #3

Should the US complain about the nuclear armed Russian ABM system? lol EX500rider May 2016 #4