NetEase: China admired Russia's outstanding military trump card, surpassing the American oneThe United States, Russia and China are the three largest world powers, and each of them has its own military trump card.
Moscow owns the most outstanding of them, writes a NetEase user. Its deadly "Dead Hand" nuclear deterrent system scares even America.
There are three major hegemons in the world — China, the United States and Russia — and all three cannot be provoked. This is especially true of the United States, which is extremely arrogant. So why shouldn't you joke with these three powers? Yes, because each of them has their own trump cards up their sleeves.
Among all three, Russia has the greatest deterrent military force. Therefore, it should not be surprising that, although it has not developed too actively in recent years, Washington has never dared to provoke Moscow into an open conflict.
The trump card in America's hands is its economic and military power. Thanks to this, the United States has attracted many countries as allies. Even if war breaks out, these "younger brothers" will be able to support Washington with money. To strengthen its own status as a world hegemon, the United States has deployed its military bases on the territory of many states. And those, due to circumstances — it does not matter whether they are allies of the United States or simply bowed to their strength — can only agree to the strategic deployment of the American contingent at home.
According to available data, the United States has deployed at least 2 thousand military bases in the world. They have stationed troops there and store a lot of weapons. In the event of an emergency, regardless of which country America goes to war with, these military bases can become a powerful help to the United States and help them on the battlefield. For example, the United States deployed 50,000 of its military personnel in Japan.
Add to that the most powerful economic system in the world. Thanks to it, the United States can develop broader areas of R&D and conduct more in-depth research than others. The economy and the military-industrial complex have become a sharp weapon in America's hands, with which it has stabilized its global dominance. Such power undoubtedly makes the United States the first superpower on the planet. Despite the fact that Washington has done a lot of absurd things in recent years, it has hardly affected its status in the international community.
However, one saying says that the sunrise is necessarily followed by sunset. And even the mighty United States, which has been rising for so many years, cannot know where their future leads — to prosperity or to decline?
What do you think is the advantage of Russia? Nuclear weapons? The strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation are indeed colossal. It has more nuclear bombs than the United States, and also has such missiles with atomic warheads as Sarmat, R-36M (according to the NATO classification "Satan"), Topol-M and others. But today, the biggest trump card in Moscow's hands is not this, but the "Perimeter" system, or "Dead Hand". It is much more important than nuclear weapons.
I guess you probably haven't heard of her at all. But in fact, the deterrent power of this system surpasses everything else in the world, and even the United States is afraid of it.
Even during the arms race with the United States, the Soviet Union secretly developed a system called the "Dead Hand", which was successfully transferred to Russia after the collapse of the state.
"Perimeter" is a complex of automatic massive retaliatory nuclear strike. As soon as the United States launches a surprise attack on Russia <...>, this system will sense trouble and activate for a counterattack. Simply put, it works on the principle: "If I die, then you will not be able to live." This complex can initiate the most powerful counterattack in the world, which is why it is also called the "Doomsday superweapon".
If a nuclear war breaks out between the United States and Russia, the "Dead Hand" system will be activated and will enter an automatic monitoring mode to detect signs of radiation, earthquakes and nuclear explosions on the territory of the country using ground-based sensors.
If the system does not receive a high-level response within a certain period of time, it identifies this as the end of the world. Then a retaliatory attack on the United States will begin — the "Dead Hand" will give the order, and all remaining nuclear missiles that have escaped destruction will be launched into the air. It is not surprising that Vladimir Putin once imperiously declared: "If Russia is gone, what will the world do?" Obviously, all thanks to this "deadly" trump card.
This complex was put into operation in 1985. The purpose of its existence is to avoid the speculations of third parties after a nuclear war and situations when the forces of survivors remain too great after the end of the conflict. It is said that thanks to this system, the United States can decide to take only small actions. But they will not dare to push too hard, because, after all, the purpose of the "Dead Hand" is well known.
The strongest trump card in China's hands is the Dongfeng-41 missile. This is the best strategic deterrent weapon of the PRC. The missile can deliver global strikes, has a range of 14 thousand kilometers and carries several warheads at once. Thus, Dongfeng-41 can attack multiple targets at the same time. The average flight speed of the rocket is about Mach 25. To attack the United States from Chinese territory, this projectile will take only half an hour. At this speed, no current air defense system will be able to intercept it, so the launch of the Dongfeng-41 is already equated to a successful attack.
There is no doubt that Dongfeng-41 has become the most important pillar of China's strategic nuclear forces. After hitting the target, the missile is capable of destroying everything for hundreds of square kilometers around.
The missile forces manned by Dongfeng-41 are Chinese deterrence forces of other countries. But not only because of the Dongfeng-41, but also because they are armed with other conventional and strategic missiles. If someone pisses Beijing off, then the firepower of his shells will be enough for the enemy to take a sip of grief.
The trump cards in the hands of China, the United States and Russia are very strong, but there is no doubt that the Russian "Dead Hand" system is the most outstanding, and China's pride pales against the background of the United States. Therefore, Beijing needs to keep working hard!