Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces (Strategic Missile Troops) Commander Sergey Karakayev said on May 10 that Russia is developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with special focus on the capability to penetrate US ballistic missile defense (BMD).

He said the decision to expedite the implementation has been provoked by US BMD deployment in Europe.

The General emphasized that Russian missiles are capable of delivering warheads via energy optimal trajectory and striking from multiple directions, «which forces the opposing side to ensure perimeter missile defense».

According to him, Russia will have an equal number of stationary and mobile ground ICBM launchers by 2021.

The service plans to test 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2016.

Out of a total 16 test launches, 14 are to be conducted as part of the development of new missiles and warheads.

Overall, Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces are planning to test around 160 new weapon systems in 2016, twice as many as in 2015.

Some of tests are likely to involve a new hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), the YU-71, which eventually could be mounted on the RS-28 Sarmat (SS-X-30), the country’s newest super heavy liquid-propelled thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

The development of the Sarmat silo-based missile system with a heavy missile is nearing completion.

Russia will station its new RS-28 Sarmat heavy liquid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missiles in Siberia and the southern part of Urals when the new weapon becomes operational in 2018.

The system will gradually replace the obsolete Voyevoda R-36M2 Satan (SS-18) ICBM.

Sarmat will use the same silos that house Satan at the moment, but the two missiles have quite different specifications. The silos would be rebuilt for the new missiles and equipped with interceptors to protect them from a pre-emptive strike.

The first prototype missiles have already been built. The first test launches are scheduled for later this year at Plesetsk site after a short period of on-site preliminary trials.

According to a defense industry source, a missile is ejected from a silo to an altitude of 30-40 meters by a hot-gas generator in drop tests. This is the altitude for starting the first-stage cruise engine in 'regular' launches.

With a range of at least 6,000 miles, the largest ICBM ever built, the RS-28 Sarmat will carry as many as 15 independently targeted thermo-nuclear warheads: 10 heavy warheads or 15 lighter ones depending on the mission.

The missile will weigh at least 100-tons and carry a 10-ton payload. It will use a combination of decoys, a massive array of countermeasures systems and sheer speed designed specifically to overcome ballistic missile defenses. It will be equipped with maneuvering warheads to complicate interception.

The planned deployment of RS-28 is one of measures taken by Russia in response to the US Prompt Global Strike (PGS) and ballistic missile defense plans.

The PGS is an effort to develop a system that can deliver a precision-guided conventional weapon airstrike anywhere in the world within one hour. The program encompasses numerous established and emerging technologies, including conventional surface-launched missiles and air- and submarine-launched hypersonic missiles.

The ballistic missile defense is being created to counter a counterstrike in case of war. The US strives to create an effective global missile defense system consisting of various integrated types of missile interception means, be it kinetic or laser systems, deployed in all environments, including in space. It believes that such multi-layered defense would be able to engage missiles in the air and warheads in space.

In 2002 the US unilaterally withdrew from the ABM Treaty.

The move was very destructive for the arms control regime. It was perceived in Russia as an attempt to make the US immune to a retaliatory strike.

Now, the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system has already been deployed in Romania. According to the plans, in 2018 its upgraded version will be stationed in Poland. US missile defense capable ships are homeported in Rota, Spain. These are just a few examples of US BMD global effort.

Moscow has stated on many occasions that if the US continues to push the issue, Russia will find asymmetrical means of responding to the missile defense system. The long-term development plans of Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces have been corrected accordingly. The service plans to introduce some brand new and effective means and techniques to penetrate any missile defense system, capable of engaging targets anywhere in the world. RS-28 is an example testifying to the fact that abandoning the ABM Treaty and implementing programs to gain superiority over Russia has not made America safer. Quite to the contrary, arms control is the best way to keep the threat away. Hopefully, the next US administration adopts more realistic approaches to the problems of nuclear security.

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Moscow has stated on many occasions that if the US continues to push the issue, Russia will find asymmetrical means of responding to the missile defense system. The long-term development plans of Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces have been corrected accordingly. The service plans to introduce some brand new and effective means and techniques to penetrate any missile defense system, capable of engaging targets anywhere in the world. RS-28 is an example testifying to the fact that abandoning the ABM Treaty and implementing programs to gain superiority over Russia has not made America safer.

A child who says his mother will not sleep . . . . . . . . . .

They better stop wasting their money.If by now Russia really thinks they can launch an ICBM from within Russia,then Russian military leaders are very delusional.

They should simply stick to their SLBMs.That's Russia's only strategic advantage.

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A child who says his mother will not sleep . . . . . . . . . .

That Child will never sleep as well!

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I hear that this Sarmat is unmatched in the annals of ICBMs. That there is no defense against it so much so that even Western news media and analysts have grudgingly admitted so. I'll look for that article and post it.

Western Propagandists Can't Handle the Sarmat

The work of Western propaganda is hard. High-ranking officials overseas declare Russia's economy is “in tatters”, the foreign press reprints their words with malice, but our economy is still alive. The specialists of the Washington propaganda machine release another fake, and it gets immediately refuted with facts.

And it happens that the Western media along with foreign official agencies themselves throw sand in the wheels of the local propagandists. For example, a year ago, "Radio Liberty" attacked the Russian military-industrial complex. Allegedly, the frequency of appearance of new products of the domestic military industry is not significant, because if war suddenly breaks out Russia would still go to battle with the junk and so-so new equipment: "Armata" tank stalled, while the remaining promising products — are "paper" samples and prototypes.

But to the West, this sedative pill from journalists has not worked. Smashing to smithereens the arguments of "Radio Liberty" about the corruptible state of the Russian military industry, the Pentagon and foreign media repeatedly reached panic mode while discussing Russian new designs.

For example, modelling of a tank battle between the stalled and nothing to worry about "Armata" and the American "Abrams", the Pentagon came to the conclusion that the Russian tank is an extremely dangerous opponent for the US equipment, a serious threat to infantry and almost invulnerable to the aerial attack.

The US also fears other news from our Defense Ministry and the MIC. For example, recently the U.S. military expressed concern about the development of Russian space technologies threatening military satellites of the Pentagon in the long term. The development of an underwater drone has also not escaped attention of the US military.

Here's another example. Less than a month ago, Deputy head of the Cyber command of the Armed Forces of the United States Ronald Pontius acknowledged that his country cannot keep up with the development of our military equipment, in particular, in his opinion, the danger of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, which the United States has nothing to oppose Also, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, America has nothing to counter our success in working on modern electronic warfare systems.it.

However, the danger in the sky is not only our aircraft, but also strategic weapons of Russia. The American missile defense system does not guarantee absolute protection, even with the current balance of power, not to mention the terrible new products of Russia’s Military industry. According to the commander of Russian Strategic Missile Forces Colonel General Sergey Karakayev, the development of the US missile defense system "does not currently lead to critical reduction of the combat capabilities of the Russia strategic missile troops".

Moreover, Russia considers the development of US missile defense, while planning the design of new Russian weapons.

"The implementation of our plans involves the use of fundamentally new and effective means and ways of overcoming any missile defense," says Sergey Karakayev.

One of these designs is the "Sarmat" Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - an article about which has already been published on the website "PolitiRussia".

"For its weight and size characteristics it is similar to its predecessor (SS-18 “Satan”). But along with this we will have new types of combat equipment, a promising means of overcoming missile defenses. Most importantly, the complex is being developed and will be manufactured at the enterprises of the Russian cooperation," said Sergei Karakayev, describing the missile.

Overcoming the enemy defenses in this case is one of the main highlights of the novelty.

"The main requirement for the new missile is a flexible response to the development of the US national missile defense system until 2030. In addition, energy should allow the missile to strike at targets not only across the North but also across the South pole," explains the former chief of staff of the strategic missile forces Viktor Yesin.

"The new missile will be able to withstand the space echelon strike weapons, and it can be launched from almost any area and in all directions," - said Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, describing the capabilities of the missile.

Unusual attacks, for example via the South Pole, add a headache to the American missile defense system. But many more dangers is the hypersonic combat equipment of the missile. A year ago, The Washington Times wrote that America cannot defend itself against such systems.

Moreover, if these missiles will be deployed near the village of Dombrovsky, as planned, according to the newspaper, the US will not be able to shoot them down on the approach, but also to destroy them at home. The appearance of such missiles, said Janes Information Group, will become a serious trump card for Russia in the negotiations on limiting strategic nuclear arms.

The test of the "Sarmat" missile had been scheduled for the spring of this year, but it is already the second time they have moved it. The first launch did not take place because of the unpreparedness of a launch facility. Now problems have arisen in the rocket itself.

"It's a completely new product. It is clear that testing of new equipment can go wrong. And here, I think, we should not seek some kind of malice or far-reaching consequences. And, of course, it is better to identify problems with equipment before start than after..." said the chief editor of the "Arms Export" magazine Andrey Frolov.

"These are the risks, the things that you would expect. And I would not serve this situation from the point of view that, they say, as we all bad. We are not bad. The fact that we identified the problem in advance is good. Much better than if a rocket fell on someone's head" - the expert of Association of military political scientists, associate Professor of political science and sociology REU nam. Plekhanov Alexander Perendzhiev said in agreeement.

And despite the rescheduling of the test for the West it is extremely difficult to gloat about it in the press, given the panic foreign media expressed about the development of the "Sarmat" in recent years.

For example, the day before the release of information about the delay, several British media agencies published horror inducing articles about the Russian missile. The Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star, and Daily Record at the same time labored panic materials that were dispersed in the Western sector of the world wide web.

"It's a doomsday weapon so powerful that in just a few seconds can wipe a vast territory off the face of the Earth. The West has nothing to counter it, so it can easily bypass all missile defense systems", - said the newspaper, quoting British experts.

"A huge area" comparable, for example, with the state of Texas or France as a whole. The long range of the missile also scares the British. The "Sarmat" is able to both the West and the East coast of the United States or to get into the center of London, they write.

However, it was not only the British who were alerted — the American press also wrote about the "Sarmat" cautiously, albeit more restrained. Ahead of the English counterparts, National Interest has pleased us with publications about the promising missile.

"The United States is significantly behind Russia in the development of land-based ICBMs... the project of the European missile defense and ground-based missile defense system midcourse flight (complex missile defense designed to intercept approaching warheads) in the foreseeable future will not be effective against Russian missiles," - makes a disappointing conclusion to the publication.

Whatever rocket did not come to replace the current US "Minuteman-3", it is unlikely it will be as awesome as the Russian, sums up the author of the National Interest.

Moreover, while the development of a new ICBM will be completed, the Russian missile defense system, too, will not stand still.

"We are working on the modernization of the "Minuteman", but the command of the US air force told Congress that this outdated system is unlikely to provide guaranteed containment in connection with the improvement of missile defenses," says the publication.

Maybe I would like to believe Western propaganda that carefully describes the decline of the Russian armed forces. But how to do it when the live reaction of the foreign press on the coming test of only one of our missiles is so eloquent?

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Western Propagandists Can't Handle the Sarmat

The work of Western propaganda is hard. High-ranking officials overseas declare Russia's economy is “in tatters”, the foreign press reprints their words with malice, but our economy is still alive. The specialists of the Washington propaganda machine release another fake, and it gets immediately refuted with facts.

And it happens that the Western media along with foreign official agencies themselves throw sand in the wheels of the local propagandists. For example, a year ago, "Radio Liberty" attacked the Russian military-industrial complex. Allegedly, the frequency of appearance of new products of the domestic military industry is not significant, because if war suddenly breaks out Russia would still go to battle with the junk and so-so new equipment: "Armata" tank stalled, while the remaining promising products — are "paper" samples and prototypes.

But to the West, this sedative pill from journalists has not worked. Smashing to smithereens the arguments of "Radio Liberty" about the corruptible state of the Russian military industry, the Pentagon and foreign media repeatedly reached panic mode while discussing Russian new designs.

For example, modelling of a tank battle between the stalled and nothing to worry about "Armata" and the American "Abrams", the Pentagon came to the conclusion that the Russian tank is an extremely dangerous opponent for the US equipment, a serious threat to infantry and almost invulnerable to the aerial attack.

The US also fears other news from our Defense Ministry and the MIC. For example, recently the U.S. military expressed concern about the development of Russian space technologies threatening military satellites of the Pentagon in the long term. The development of an underwater drone has also not escaped attention of the US military.

Here's another example. Less than a month ago, Deputy head of the Cyber command of the Armed Forces of the United States Ronald Pontius acknowledged that his country cannot keep up with the development of our military equipment, in particular, in his opinion, the danger of Russian reconnaissance aircraft, which the United States has nothing to oppose Also, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, America has nothing to counter our success in working on modern electronic warfare systems.it.

However, the danger in the sky is not only our aircraft, but also strategic weapons of Russia. The American missile defense system does not guarantee absolute protection, even with the current balance of power, not to mention the terrible new products of Russia’s Military industry. According to the commander of Russian Strategic Missile Forces Colonel General Sergey Karakayev, the development of the US missile defense system "does not currently lead to critical reduction of the combat capabilities of the Russia strategic missile troops".

Moreover, Russia considers the development of US missile defense, while planning the design of new Russian weapons.

"The implementation of our plans involves the use of fundamentally new and effective means and ways of overcoming any missile defense," says Sergey Karakayev.

One of these designs is the "Sarmat" Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - an article about which has already been published on the website "PolitiRussia".

"For its weight and size characteristics it is similar to its predecessor (SS-18 “Satan”). But along with this we will have new types of combat equipment, a promising means of overcoming missile defenses. Most importantly, the complex is being developed and will be manufactured at the enterprises of the Russian cooperation," said Sergei Karakayev, describing the missile.

Overcoming the enemy defenses in this case is one of the main highlights of the novelty.

"The main requirement for the new missile is a flexible response to the development of the US national missile defense system until 2030. In addition, energy should allow the missile to strike at targets not only across the North but also across the South pole," explains the former chief of staff of the strategic missile forces Viktor Yesin.

"The new missile will be able to withstand the space echelon strike weapons, and it can be launched from almost any area and in all directions," - said Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, describing the capabilities of the missile.

Unusual attacks, for example via the South Pole, add a headache to the American missile defense system. But many more dangers is the hypersonic combat equipment of the missile. A year ago, The Washington Times wrote that America cannot defend itself against such systems.

Moreover, if these missiles will be deployed near the village of Dombrovsky, as planned, according to the newspaper, the US will not be able to shoot them down on the approach, but also to destroy them at home. The appearance of such missiles, said Janes Information Group, will become a serious trump card for Russia in the negotiations on limiting strategic nuclear arms.

The test of the "Sarmat" missile had been scheduled for the spring of this year, but it is already the second time they have moved it. The first launch did not take place because of the unpreparedness of a launch facility. Now problems have arisen in the rocket itself.

"It's a completely new product. It is clear that testing of new equipment can go wrong. And here, I think, we should not seek some kind of malice or far-reaching consequences. And, of course, it is better to identify problems with equipment before start than after..." said the chief editor of the "Arms Export" magazine Andrey Frolov.

"These are the risks, the things that you would expect. And I would not serve this situation from the point of view that, they say, as we all bad. We are not bad. The fact that we identified the problem in advance is good. Much better than if a rocket fell on someone's head" - the expert of Association of military political scientists, associate Professor of political science and sociology REU nam. Plekhanov Alexander Perendzhiev said in agreeement.

And despite the rescheduling of the test for the West it is extremely difficult to gloat about it in the press, given the panic foreign media expressed about the development of the "Sarmat" in recent years.

For example, the day before the release of information about the delay, several British media agencies published horror inducing articles about the Russian missile. The Daily Mirror, Daily Express, Daily Star, and Daily Record at the same time labored panic materials that were dispersed in the Western sector of the world wide web.

"It's a doomsday weapon so powerful that in just a few seconds can wipe a vast territory off the face of the Earth. The West has nothing to counter it, so it can easily bypass all missile defense systems", - said the newspaper, quoting British experts.

"A huge area" comparable, for example, with the state of Texas or France as a whole. The long range of the missile also scares the British. The "Sarmat" is able to both the West and the East coast of the United States or to get into the center of London, they write.

However, it was not only the British who were alerted — the American press also wrote about the "Sarmat" cautiously, albeit more restrained. Ahead of the English counterparts, National Interest has pleased us with publications about the promising missile.

"The United States is significantly behind Russia in the development of land-based ICBMs... the project of the European missile defense and ground-based missile defense system midcourse flight (complex missile defense designed to intercept approaching warheads) in the foreseeable future will not be effective against Russian missiles," - makes a disappointing conclusion to the publication.

Whatever rocket did not come to replace the current US "Minuteman-3", it is unlikely it will be as awesome as the Russian, sums up the author of the National Interest.

Moreover, while the development of a new ICBM will be completed, the Russian missile defense system, too, will not stand still.

"We are working on the modernization of the "Minuteman", but the command of the US air force told Congress that this outdated system is unlikely to provide guaranteed containment in connection with the improvement of missile defenses," says the publication.

Maybe I would like to believe Western propaganda that carefully describes the decline of the Russian armed forces. But how to do it when the live reaction of the foreign press on the coming test of only one of our missiles is so eloquent?

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