2024-04-11 22:35:07
Military expert and reserve colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Piotr Chernyk says that Russia is not just threatening with nuclear weapons. Russia certainly has a large nuclear arsenal, which it regards as a guarantee that it will not lose.
Russia has a lot of nuclear weapons. And not only those that can destroy entire cities, but also smaller, less powerful tactical weapons.
According to Mr. Chernik, the Russians have 74 R-36M and UR-100N intercontinental ballistic missiles. True, he admitted that he doesn’t think these ICBMs are in good shape, but that doesn’t even matter because Russia has other nuclear weapons.
Russia also has RS-24 Jars and Topol-M mobile intercontinental ballistic missile systems, with the aggressor boasting about 500 of them. Iskander, Kh-102 and some other missiles can also have a nuclear warhead. Even the self-propelled 240 mm mortar “Tiulpan” can deliver a nuclear strike.
“It’s all well-monitored. However, the nuclear-armed submarine fleet remains the most dangerous. They have up to 28 missile launchers of various types and classes. “Delfin” class submarines armed with R-29 missiles have the longest operating range and are the most dangerous, P. Černikas says.
He thinks the US can knock down about 98 percent. everything that the Russians release, but even that 2 percent. would cause huge losses.
“There is a huge fear of a nuclear precedent. If, say, a nuclear device explodes in Donetsk, everyone will know that the Russians used it. But the question arises – what to do then? What response should Americans give? If they don’t respond, then, for example, Iran will threaten to destroy Israel. If there is no answer, they will do so,” says the reserve colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
2024-04-11 22:35:07