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the first combat use of the medium-range
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missile oresnik without a nuclear
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warhead at the end of 2024 sparked
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significant interest in Russia's missile
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Technologies the missile was operational
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at a relatively modest range of
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approximately 800 km Which is far less
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than its stated maximum range of up to
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5,000 km Western commentators Revisited
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the potential of the already operational
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avanguard system and began discussing
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the development of the future
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intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
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keder nevertheless the sarmat ICBM which
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started serial production in 2022 is the
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most formidable of the post-soviet
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developments in Russia the deployment of
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this ICBM has caused significant anxiety
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among Russia's adversaries surpassing
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the global chatter surrounding the
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oresnik first we will examine the
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definition of sarmat using publicly
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available data from 2016 to 2022 it is
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the most potent and heaviest missile
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that the Russian strategic missile
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forces have developed since
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1991 the three-stage rs28 or 1528 liquid
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fueled rocket which is approximately 36
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m in length and weighs approximately 210
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tons is capable of transporting a
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payload of no less than 10 tons although
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we will revisit the payload at a later
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time it is crucial to acknowledge the
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icbm's utmost rain of 18,000 km in
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comparison the RS 24 Ys ICBM which is
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lighter has a range of up to 11,000 km
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however why does sarmat require such a
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long range when yars is capable of
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consistently reaching any location
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within an adversary's territory the
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missile's trajectory to its destination
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is the subject of research the primary
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purpose of the adversaries missile
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defense detection system NORAD is to
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counter icbms that follow a trajectory
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in the northern hemisphere during a
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classic missile strike on the United
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States the RS 28's range which enables
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launches along non-standard trajectories
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compels the US to consider building an
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equivalent early warning radar system
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with extensive coverage along its entire
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perimeter a costly and complex Endeavor
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this renders sarmat a GameChanger
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particularly for individuals who are
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prone to instigating conflicts on a
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global scale on an annual basis further
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more the Russian sarmad ICBM carries a
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bouquet of warheads each capable of
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aiming at a unique Target unlike a
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single Warhead the missile is capable of
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carrying 102 Warheads according to
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official reports from 2022 however the
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nuclear payload of each Warhead is
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subject to variation with estimates
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ranging from 0.3 to 0.8 megatons
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moreover the missile features decoy
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systems significantly enhancing the
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deployment of warheads and decoys
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compared to the Soviet era r36 M2 vo VOD
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also referred to as the rs20a or ss18
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Satan by adversaries this complexity
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further complicates interception by any
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contemporary missile defense systems the
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missiles diminished flight duration to
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United States targets presents an
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additional obstacle for
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adversaries the RS 28's flight duration
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is nearly half that of its predecessor
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reduced from 22 minutes for the rs20 to
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last but not least the sarmat can
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transport Hypersonic maneuvering
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Warheads also known as u71 or project
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4202 since 2015 it is probable that a
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single missile wouldn't hold more than
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three of these Warheads due to their
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larger Dimensions Western sources claim
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that these Hypersonic Warheads can also
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function independently as strategic
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bomber weapons but they have not
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released any official confirmation the
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rs28 deployment is fraught with
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obstacles the missile is silo based and
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the locations of these silos are known
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this is the primary problem shared by
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all Heavy icbms this requires the
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establishment of a multi-layered defense
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system to protect them no new Silo
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complexes are currently under
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construction for the sarmat reports
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suggest that the sarmat is utilizing the
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existing rocket Force infrastructure
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previously utilized for Soviet era vood
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missiles since 2022 Western critics of
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Russia particular particularly the
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Western press have frequently dismissed
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the sarmat project they have asserted
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things such as it will never succeed the
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Russians are lying and the missile
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continues exploding during tests the
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performance of oresnik in battle has now
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changed the discourse the rs28 began
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serial production at the kmh plant in
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November 2022 according to official data
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from Russian military officials and the
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head of state by October 2023 units in
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the kar and orenberg regions received
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the first missiles and deployed them on
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combat Duty signifying the completion of
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all development work its nuclear
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capabilities allow it to carry out
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disastrous attacks on hostile territory
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with an almost negligible likelihood of
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interception by the current missile
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defense systems of the United States and
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Union while a non-nuclear variant of the
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rs28 has not yet been announced given
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the history of the medium- range oresnik
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anything is possible now do you think
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