Russian New Heavy ICBM by 2018

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Russia in 2018 will adopt a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile high survivability

MOSCOW, April 12. (АРМС-ТАСС). (ARMS-TASS). Russia in 2018 will adopt a new liquid heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silo-based megaton-class, which unlike its predecessor - the RS-20 "Leader" - will have increased survivability due to heavy fortification protecting the launcher and other measures of passive and active defense. This was announced today, Team Advisor Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), a former Chief of Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Viktor Esin.

"The adoption of these complex measures will boost the vitality of our new heavy missile silo-based and will force a potential adversary to spend significantly more of their nuclear warheads and means of precision weapons for their removal of their system. But even that would not serve him to guarantee the destruction of the entire group of new Russian heavy missiles , of which at least will be able to survive and strike back ", - said General Esin.

Another source, who held a senior position in the Strategic Rocket Forces, has led more specific information about a qualitatively new fortification protecting new heavy missiles and other means of defense of its silo launcher (MSE).

"Change positional areas missiles Voivod" under the new IDB does not make sense. Firstly, it would require enormous funds. Secondly, the main thing - to create a fundamentally new level of fortification protecting new ICBM silos, their technological and other renovations, operational, engineering and other camouflage, wide engagement of ECM with the creation of a continuous field of impenetrable noise, organize, together with passive defense and active defense silos through the deployment of ABM systems long-range S-400 systems and high-altitude C-500 capable of on a par with space and air assets to destroy warheads IDB and ammunition of the enemy precision weapons, including missiles and aircraft bombs and cruise missiles, "- he stressed.

"As a result of enemy action on one of our silos will be forced to spend not two, as he expects to do it now, but at least two to three times more units and other means. But it will not guarantee his destruction of our entire group of heavy missiles. Part of them will be still able to fly in his direction in a retaliatory strike, "- said the former commander of the RVSN.

As the general said Esin, the Defense Ministry must approve the tactical and technical specification (TTZ) in the creation of a new heavy ICBM before the end of this year.

"Development and production of such missiles are included in the state program of armament to 2020 due to financing part of the development of strategic nuclear forces of the country", - has confirmed he is referring to the First Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin.

"Already defined conceptual design of a new ICBM. Experience shows that development work on new missile last 6-8 years. Thus, we can expect after the test Adopt the Strategic Missile new heavy liquid rocket by the end of 2018 - said Esin . - Of course, the missile will be a deep modernization of the "Leader", it will have less weight, but along with it all necessary means breaking existing and any prospective missile defense, including all the "gentlemen's set of" heavy and other false warheads, etc. for ensure the delivery of real warheads to targets. combat equipment will be roughly the same - multiple warhead (MIRV) megaton-class individually guided warheads on target. "

Esin General also noted that in the works to build a new liquid ICBM will be attended by all domestic defense companies, previously successfully created a sea rocket "Blue", entered service for all Russian submarines third-generation project 667BDRM.

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