You guys are rearranging the deck chairs
The ICBM launch is all that matters.
- Psychological warfare. In the minutes between the launch was detected and the warheads started detonating a lot of people in the Ukraine and the #West will have been delivered a a huge emotional shock.
- To test #Biden's response to a single missile nuclear strike on the Ukraine. There was no response.
- Even with a conventional payload, this was the most powerful strike since the war began. The target (potentially an important defense plant, Yuzhmash) will have suffered immense damage.
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Update
Russia has unveiled a new weapon system as a warning to Ukraine and the West.
Russia has apparently launched a single RS-26 Rubezh road mobile missile against a target in Dnipro, Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk).
According to Ukrainian authorities, the missile struck an unnamed industrial enterprise.
Dnipro is home to the Pivdenmash (former Yuzhmash) missile production facility.
Analysis of imagery of the attack indicates the RS-26 carried six independent warheads, each in turn deploying several submunitions.
This warhead package is exclusively for conventional attack.
Russia had not been previously assessed to outfit the RS-26 with a warhead of this design.
By unveiling the conventionally armed RS-26, Russia is changing the qualitative nature of the conflict, something promised by President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine and its Western allies must now evaluate the destructive potential of this weapon, and understand that Russia can deliver this warhead to any target in Ukraine or Europe knowing there is no defense against it.
The RS-26 is produced in Votkinsk. It is assessed that the production of the RS-26, which was halted in 2017, was resumed this past summer. With production rates estimated at 6-8 missiles per month, Russia could have accumulated an arsenal of between 30-40 RS-26 missiles. Although described as an intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS-26's range actually depends on the warhead package. If armed with a single warhead, it can exceed the 5,000 kilometer threshold used to differentiate between intermediate and intercontinental range missiles. The RS-26 did not go into serial production because of this ambiguity; at the time, Russia was a signatory to the INF treaty, which prohibited intermediate range missiles.
It is assessed that the six warhead conventional warhead package used against Dnipro would have made the RS-26 used fall into the intermediate range for classification.
Donald Trump withdrew from the INF treaty in 2019.
If the United States had remained in the treaty, this version of the RS-26 would not have been available for use by Russia.
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fwiw...
Bob Casey Concedes to David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate Race
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... Democratic Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey conceded on Thursday to his Republican challenger, David McCormick, in Pennsylvania's hotly contested U.S. Senate election.
"I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his election to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate," Casey said in a video statement posted to his account on X, formerly Twitter.
"As the first count of ballots is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard, whether their vote was the first to be counted or the last," Casey continued.
McCormick put out a statement thanking Casey and saying he "dedicated his career to bettering our commonwealth."
"I am so honored to represent every single citizen in Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and will fight for you every day," McCormick said. ...
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