2013 Oct. 5:Ships and submarines of the Russian Northern fleet fired eight cruise missiles at targets in the middle of the Barents Sea from 60 to 400 kilometers away. They included two Granit missiles launched from submerged Voronezh and Orel nuclear submarines. Another Granit missile was fired ...
U.S. claims Russia threatens NATO by deploying cruise missile---Gorbachev signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ( INF ) , which bans intermediate-range ballistic missiles based on land .
Russia has begun testing a new cruise missile that violates the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty,rnaccording to a news report this week. The New York Times reported Jan. 30 that acting Under Secretary of Staternfor Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller had met ...
The new missile, an upgraded version of the Kalibr cruise missile in service, will be mounted on large surface ships and nuclear submarines by 2027, TASS quoted a source in the military industry as saying. The Defense Ministry has financed the creation of the missile, which will have a large...
Yasen-class submarines, otherwise known as Project 885M, are nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines designed to replace Soviet-era nuclear attack submarines. The sea-based Zircon hypersonic missiles have a range of 900 km (560 miles), and can travel at several times the speed of sound, makin...
There were initial concerns that the coup in Niger might interrupt the flow of uranium to French nuclear reactors, but these concerns appear to have been overstated. Shortly after the coup, France’s Ministry of Energy Transition insisted: “The situation in Niger does not present any risk to ...
The Kremlin has described it as highly confrontational and said France was staking a claim to "nuclear leadership in Europe". 'Every day they beat up Ukraine': The Trump White House's confusing approach to peace Ukraine is being "beaten up" by the Trump White House, a ...
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, was overrun by Russian troops in March. It remains close to the frontlines and has come under repeated shelling in recent weeks, raising fears of a nuclear disaster. Both Ukraine and Russia have blamed each other for strikes on th...
warhead is both nuclear and conventional, and can not only strike fixed targets but also mobile targets such as large ships at sea. This missile not only has a shorter range than the 3M14 cruise missile, but also has stronger penetration capability and strike power than the 3M14 missile. ...
The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty forced both countries to eliminate ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between approximately 300 and 3,400 miles. The US says specifically that Russia violated the INF when it developed and fielded the 9M729 missile system...