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U.S. tests Minuteman III nuclear ICBMs amid heightened geopolitical tensions

June 17, 2024 -

The launches, which occurred at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, involved Minuteman III missiles armed with dummy re-entry vehicles instead of live nuclear warheads.

Amid heightened geopolitical tensions, the Department of Defense emphasized that these tests were not in response to any specific world events. Rather, they were part of ongoing efforts to ensure the safety, reliability and effectiveness of the United States' nuclear deterrents, with over 300 similar ...

Russia confirms test launch of new, nuclear-capable ICBM

April 17, 2024 -

As reported by the Russian military, its Strategic Missile Forces "successfully launched" an ICBM from a mobile ground-based missile system from Kapustin Yar. The test was reportedly successful and demonstrated "the high reliability of domestic missiles, ensuring the strategic security of the country."

The Kremlin has refused to confirm what type of missile it test-fired, although it is almost certain that it was a nuclear-capable missile, and that the test was ...

NUCLEAR WAR: Radioactive fallout from attacks on U.S. ICBM silos could kill 300 million Americans

November 22, 2023 -

If the U.S. ends up getting attacked with nuclear weapons, its enemies would most likely focus all or most of their fire on the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch facilities or silos to prevent a successful counterattack.

The U.S. would try to retaliate against its enemies using these silos, placed strategically out of many of the country's major population centers in states like Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming. ...

Russia’s nuclear-capable Satan II ICBM goes on active combat duty for the first time

September 06, 2023 -

Russian President Vladimir Putin once described the Satan II as "invincible" and will make the nation's enemies think twice. (Related: Nuclear-armed nations are expanding and modernizing their nuclear arsenals in anticipation of a potential global power conflict.)

Yuri Borisov, current head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, announced the deployment of the Satan II missiles, but refused to divulge any other details such as where they were stationed.

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STRATCOM report reveals China has a larger nuclear ICBM arsenal than the US

February 12, 2023 -

The report from the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) addressed to Congress showed this alarming fact. "The number of land-based fixed and mobile ICBM launchers in China exceeds the number of ICBM launchers in the United States," STRATCOM Commander Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton wrote in the Jan. 26 report.

The notification was sent to the Armed Services Committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

ICBMs pertain to ...

Russian, Chinese nuclear arsenals have been upgraded in race to dominance over outdated U.S. ICBMs

February 14, 2023 -

It was one thing when Russia invaded its neighbor, the corrupt country of Ukraine, almost a year ago, but for some reason known only to our power-mad elites, American taxpayers are supporting Kyiv with showers of money, American military hardware, and weapon systems that we cannot easily replace.

Now, just days ago, a weak, frail Joe Biden finally ordered the U.S. military to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon after it traversed the country but not before it gathered ...

Peskov: U.S.-Russia relations at an ALL-TIME LOW

10 days ago -

He made this remark during an interview with the Russia-1 channel, noting that Washington has been consistently trampling on Moscow's interests and exerting pressure on it for several decades. According to the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, ties between the two nations have reached "a cracking-up point" during the term of incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden. Peskov also emphasized that the White House is demonstrating an openly hostile position toward Russia by supporting ...

Putin’s new right-hand man wants to nuke the West “to save the world” from a full-blown war

May 14, 2024 -

The 71-year-old political scientist believes that Russia should nuke the West and Europe "to save the world" from a full-blown war. Such a move would supposedly test the resolve of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as well as the United States' commitment to its allies. Last year, he said no country would consider responding to a strike because it would leave the world in "radioactive ruins."

"The enemy must know that we are ready to deliver a pre-emptive strike in ...

Russia ramping up production of weapons, ammunition ahead of expected offensive

May 07, 2024 -

During a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Chemezov disclosed that approximately 80 percent of the arms utilized by the Russian military in the conflict are supplied by Rostec.

Established in 2007 on the directives of President Vladimir Putin, Rostec encompasses over 800 research and production organizations within Russia's defense sector. Chemezov highlighted the remarkable increase in production across various military hardware categories compared ...

Russia tests new nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can “avoid NATO detection” as tensions rise in Middle East

April 19, 2024 -

The test, which was carried out last Friday, saw the successful launch of the missile in southern Russia at the Kapustin Yar complex. A statement indicated the test confirmed the “high reliability of Russian missiles to ensure strategic security” and achieved its results “in full.”

Russia routinely conducts test launches of many of its missiles. However, the fact that they declined to name the type of missile that was tested on this occasion has spurred a lot of speculation ...

TOTAL ANNIHILATION: U.S. president only has 6 minutes to decide whether to unleash Armageddon

April 03, 2024 -

Annie Jacobsen, renowned for her insightful books on America's military, including explorations of the secretive DARPA research lab and the enigmatic Area 51, has sounded the alarm on the harrowing reality of nuclear brinkmanship.

In a recent podcast with Lex Fridman, she painted a grim picture of the razor-thin margin between survival and devastation, highlighting the critical six-minute window that confronts the U.S. president in the event of detecting a Russian or Chinese ...

MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION: Russia can still launch its entire nuclear arsenal even if all Russians are dead

April 03, 2024 -

Russia has an estimated 1,549 deployed strategic warheads on 540 strategic delivery systems like intercontinental ballistic missiles or ICBMs, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and heavy bombers. Russia also has an estimated 4,489 strategic nuclear weapons in military stockpiles. This makes Russia the largest nuclear power, beating the United States' approximately 5,100 deployed and stockpiled nuclear warheads.

In times of extreme crisis, including an nuclear ...

Russian forces seize control of Avdeevka as Ukrainians retreat

February 20, 2024 -

Kirby emphasized the severity of the ongoing fighting in the Avdeevka region. "We're receiving reports from the Ukrainians indicating a critical situation, with the Russians persistently advancing on Ukrainian positions daily," he said, adding that there is a real risk of Avdeevka falling under Russian control.

The town, often likened to a "fortress" by Russian military bloggers, features deep bunkers constructed by Ukrainian forces. It is positioned just 10 kilometers ...

Kim Jong-Un to NoKor military: ANNIHILATE South Korea and the U.S. if provoked

January 09, 2024 -

He issued this order in a speech delivered during a meeting with Pyongyang's top officials on Dec. 31. "If the enemy opts for military  confrontation and provocation against the [Democratic People's Republic of Korea], our army should deal a deadly blow to thoroughly annihilate them by mobilizing all the toughest means and potentialities without [a] moment's hesitation," said Kim reportedly said, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Kim's remarks echoed ...

Chinese spy balloon program linked to PLA’s hypersonic missiles

December 05, 2023 -

This report was prepared by a group of researchers from the National University of Defense Technology, a Chinese university directly affiliated with the Central Military Commission, the highest Chinese government body that oversees the country's armed forces, the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

According to the report, the PLA is trying to set up a proper military command structure to control the deployment of high-altitude surveillance balloons known as "Near Space ...

U.S. to deploy previously banned missiles against China as a deterrent

November 28, 2023 -

Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of the U.S. Army Pacific Forces, revealed this development on Nov. 25. He said the deployment will feature a land-based version of the Tomahawk missile, previously prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty ratified in 1987.

Earlier, the U.S. Marine Corps activated its inaugural Tomahawk battery in California. The new land-based batteries utilizing Tomahawk missiles can reach targets up to 1,000 miles. Interestingly, ...

Report: 300M Americans could die from radiation should adversaries attack United States’ missile silos

November 19, 2023 -

The paper, which modeled the possible effects of such a catastrophic incident and was published in Scientific American on Wednesday, estimated that in the first four days after the country's 450 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch facilities (silos) were struck, between 340,000 and 4.6 million people would die – though the average death toll would be 1.4 million. They predicted that 300 million would be at risk of a fatal dose of fallout. It also indicated ...

Ben Armstrong: Russia’s new NUCLEAR MISSILE test a WARNING to America

November 14, 2023 -

"Russia launches nuclear missile test strike on America from a new submarine. That's right – this test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a new nuclear submarine was no doubt a warning to America. Absolutely no doubt," he said during the Nov. 6 episode of "The Ben Armstrong Show."

"The question is: Does our government think this is just all fun and games? Remember, the Cold War was just fun and games, wasn't it? It's funny they took the Cold ...

America is developing a new nuclear gravity bomb that is 24 times more powerful than Hiroshima’s atomic bomb

November 05, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Defense is developing a new and more powerful version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb to modernize its nuclear arsenal and deter possible nuclear threats from China and Russia.

Hans Kristensen, a nuclear weapons expert at the Federation of American Scientists, explained that the B61-13 will employ the same warheads from the 1980s- and 1990s-era B61-7s, fitted into the same casing and tail kit as the B61-12.

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Pentagon warns China now has over 500 operational nuclear warheads as it seeks nuclear parity with the U.S.

October 20, 2023 -

This is according to the Pentagon's annual report to Congress on military and security developments in communist China. The report warned that China may have been in possession of more than 500 operational nuclear warheads as of May – a key milestone in the country's nuclear expansion and modernization efforts that was achieved two years earlier than previously anticipated.

The report adds that this nuclear expansion and modernization effort will continue through 2035 ...