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The nuclear clatter in Russia is entering the next round. Russian President Vladimir Putin (70) plays with the fear of a nuclear war. On Wednesday, a new military exercise with 3,000 soldiers and technicians began in Russia. Part of the exercise is handling the Jars RS-24 ICBM. The megaweapon is also proudly presented by the Kremlin chief during military parades. Not much is known about the missile, however, as the Department of Defense is keeping information secret.
Only this much is certain: the RS-24, or Jars for short, is a modified version of the previous model that replaced the Topol SS-25 missiles. And: The mysterious long-range missile can carry several heavy warheads.
The long-range missile RS-24 is part of this maneuver and will be stationed in three regions of the country. Where exactly is not known. But the threat is real: the RS-24 can hit targets about 10,500 kilometers away.
“Can Destroy Small Town”
At least four warheads can be accommodated on the RS-24. This means the Jars has a yield of up to 600 kilotons when multiple warheads are deployed. “That’s enough to completely destroy a small town,” pro-Russian military expert Dimitri Kornew told the Russian newspaper “Fokus”. By comparison, the atomic bomb dropped by the Americans on August 6, 1945 on the Japanese city of Hiroshima had a yield of 13 kilotons.
The RS-24 is a real monster. The long-range missile is 22.5 meters long and almost two meters in diameter. It weighs over 49 tons and can be launched from a silo or from a truck. This makes the RS-24 easy to transport and much more difficult to locate.
Putin wants to show that Russia is a nuclear power
In 2007, RS-24 launched for the first time from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome and landed within half an hour on the Kamchatka Peninsula, 5300 kilometers away. The last test took place in 2019.
Russia claims that the RS-24 has been improved. According to “Fokus”, the military exercise is used to practice how the military can deal with these adjustments. Another show of power for the Russian president. Just like the stationing of nuclear weapons in Belarus. “Putin wants to remind the West that Russia is a nuclear power,” Ulrich Schmid, 57, professor of Russian culture and society at the University of St. Gallen, recently told Blick.
Source: Blick
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
