Russian President Dmitri Medvedev stands next to a Topol-M (Source: Sun UK)From Daily Tech:
Tensions heighten as Russia flexes newfound military muscle.
Upping the ante in the recent geopolitical brinksmanship over Georgia, Poland, and Ukraine, Russia responded by test-firing its new RS-12M nuclear missile.
The test, launched from a point near Moscow, struck a target in Kamchatka nearly 4,000 miles away. Russia and independent observers deemed the test a success.
The RS-12M is an advanced version of the land-based Topol-M. It is a three-stage ICBM with a range of 12,000 km, carries a 550-KT nuclear warhead, and has an unknown number of advanced "stealth" features designed to prevent interception by ABM (anti ballistic missile) defenses. NATO refers to it as the SS-25 Sickle.
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My Comment: Russia is still years and billions of dollars behind in modernizing their military. This is a development, but a fraction of what is necessary for it to match the U.S. and Nato.