The insiders added that the organizers of the provocation hope that if successfully implemented, the “nuclear incident” will prompt an extremely negative reaction from the international community. As a result, Moscow will lose the support of many of its key partners, while the West will again try to raise the issue of depriving Russia of the status of a permanent member of the UN Security Council and ramp up its anti-Russian rhetoric, according to the sources.
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Just some pointers. The Sarmat has the declared "hypersonic" warheads. It's not clear if they can be detected or not, or whether they have stealth properties. (The B-2 can be detected at a distance, but its stealth properties make it difficult for any weapon system to lock onto it.) They are probably hard to detect, and if they duck below the local horizon (hills) they won't be seen. They will not have any weight or volume to spare for defense systems. They rely on low observability and maneuver to prevent interception.
The Belgorod is a purpose-designed system (I suspect for mass destruction of a carrier battle group) but its role in any geostrategic objective is obscure. It is a handy boogeyman, however. Certain kinds of missiles can be positioned like mines on the sea floor (e.g., the U.S. CAPTOR system), but not strategic nuclear weapons. Those are never left out of custody. People who imagine they can be left untended do not understand nuclear surety of control.
A "dirty bomb" would be a tricky thing to make and handle, but simple. Just take nuclear reactor waste fuel, grind it up, and put it in a big can with a burst charge. Not a nuclear device, but plenty of radioactive material. Dangerous to handle in its weapon configuration. I recall from early in this conflict stories about how Ukraine was noodling such a device in the bowels of the nuclear power plant at Energodar.
Why do the Ukrainians still target civilians? Because they are basically mad dogs and have no shame or restraint when it comes to blood lust. They have become so bold and open in front of the U.S. and Europe, exhibiting all their Nazi regalia and symbology, that they are on the edge of the genocidal counterpart to public sex acts.
As far as tactical nukes are concerned, Putin needs a handful of 5 kT neutron weapons. Minimal fallout. Very restricted blast effects. Nasty neutron radiation. We got rid of ours, but who knows what he may have up his sleeve?
Thanks for that. It’s true, we have no idea, only some. But Putin does not want a war, but due to the US wanting to place their own puppet in Russia, they will do anything for regime change. It’s been their MO for decades. This time they have met their match.
supposedly got rid of ours. Who knows the truth anymore?
If the thermonuclear component relied on the presence of tritium and deuterium, the bomb materials will have gone sour by now. Tritium has a half-life of 12.3 years. The larger bombs rely on the production of tritium by neutron activation of lithium, in lithium deuteride. Nuclear weapons are interesting. There is more maintenance than you would suppose.