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[–] superkret@feddit.org 58 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

At 35 meters in length, it can reportedly carry a 10-ton payload with a wide variety of warheads.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Modern Russia finds that the technology of the 1960s Soviet Union is too advanced for them to replicate, press X to pay respects

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nothing kills an empire quite like a kleptocracy.

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Ghost of the Ottoman empire quietly exits the room.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I wonder what part of the Soviet Union was responsible for ICBMs?

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

NCD is going to have a field day with this

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Like I've been saying since several red lines ages ago. Don't threaten nuclear retaliation if you can't back it up. Countries with working nukes don't need to threaten other countries with them, because it's pretty well known who has them.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

For those suggesting that this makes them less of a threat, all you need is one missile to make it all the way to ruin pretty much everyone's day. Also, have a number of live payloads do a failure on launch, they don't make it to the target, but whoever is downwind...again, day ruined.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

On the one hand, this is embarrassing for Russia, but on the other hand the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent failed a couple of times in a row over the last few years, so I'm not going to get too excited about it.