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The US and the UK demonstrated a "retaliatory strike" against Russia

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An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), probably UGM-133A Trident II (Trident D5), was launched from a nuclear submarine in the Atlantic Ocean at night (Moscow time) on Wednesday, February 10, according to The Drive. The corresponding video of the flight of the weapon is available on Twitter (for example, here and here ).

The publication notes that the rocket, launched off the coast of Florida, flew at a range of about 8,400 kilometers, possibly hitting a target in the area of Ascension Island. According to The Drive, the submarine that launched the weapon belongs to the US Navy (Navy) or the Royal Navy of Great Britain. The publication notes that in this way, the countries have demonstrated the ability to deliver a second strike ("strike of retribution») on a potential opponent.

In February 2020, the Vice-President of the Russian Academy of rocket and artillery Sciences (raran) on information policy, doctor of military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov said that the firing range and a circular probable deviation of Russian ballistic missile sea-launched R-30 "Bulava-30" and the American Trident D5 comparable, which is not the throw-weight, which is the second by almost 2.5 times more than the first.


Ivan Potapov

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