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autotldr t1_je4z6ye wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 76%. (I'm a bot)


> Russia's strategic nuclear forces began training with the Yars systems, which can supposedly launch intercontinental ballistic missiles at up to 11,000 kilometres.

> In particular, there will be an "Inspection of the Omsk Missile Unit with command and staff training with the Novosibirsk Missile Unit equipped with the Yars launch vehicle".

> The Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation is a separate branch of the Russian Armed Forces, armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles with mobile and stationary nuclear warheads.


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Throwaway-6384 t1_je60bob wrote

Is there anything that we know about which could shoot it down or track where it is going?

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lordderplythethird t1_je6cfzn wrote

Tracking is easy. They've been tracking ICBMs since ICBMs were a thing. Flying higher than the International Space Station and at Mach 20+ makes them incredibly easy to track.

Shooting down, not as much. There are systems that can (AEGIS SM-3, GMD, etc), but they can only handle a handful before they're overwhelmed.

Directed energy weapons will make it easier, but they don't exist yet

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JC2535 t1_je6umc0 wrote

Putin is entering the murder/suicide phase now…

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-Route_666 t1_je7nwl2 wrote

In other news, the Americans noted they have a 1960s proven launch system (Saturn V) with a range of over 384,000 km.

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