Ballistic missiles launched by Russia against Ukraine on November 21; It caused concern in the US Department of Defense (Pentagon). While US staff began to prepare a special report after the attack, the first information reflected in the comprehensive report to be presented to the White House and Congress attracted attention. While the report stated that it is impossible to stop the ‘RS 26 – Oreshnik’ missiles by existing air defense systems due to their high speed and maneuverability, it was also noted that Russia will not start a nuclear war in the near future. According to the latest information from the intelligence lobbies, the fact that ballistic missiles (ICBMs) used to carry nuclear warheads were tested on the front line for the first time using conventional warheads created panic in the Pentagon.
WILL IT USE NUCLEAR?
On the other hand, according to the information obtained by the US-based Defense One site from the Pentagon, the intercontinental ballistic missile that Russia used but fired into Ukraine with a conventional warhead instead of a nuclear warhead forced the US staff to prepare a special report. According to the information obtained The report to be submitted to the US President and the Armed Services Committee of the US Congress consists of political and tactical headings and It discusses whether Russia will take the war to a nuclear dimension. Russia’s recent renewal of its nuclear doctrine with the statement “Russia may use the nuclear war option primarily against countries sending weapons to Ukraine” was also discussed in the report.
UNCERTAIN DOCTRINE
According to the report, which points out that Russia changed its doctrine after the ATACMS missile attacks, which the USA allowed Kiev to use, it is not clear in the new doctrine under what conditions Russia will carry out a nuclear attack. On the other hand, a possible attack is left entirely to the initiative and interpretation of the Russian President. According to the report, this means that the doctrinal decision was political, not strategic. Pentagon military analysts also They also underline that Russia intends to achieve its goals in Ukraine at all costs.
IRRESISTANT SPEED
According to the analysis article of The War Zone, another US-based publication that compiled information on the military tactical part of the report, the secret and new experimental ‘RS 26 – Oreshnik’ missile, designed to carry a nuclear warhead, was used in the Russian attack. It was stated in the report that the USA decided to send hundreds of ‘Patriot’ and ‘AMRAAM’ air defense systems to Ukraine against the weapon, which was commented as “very difficult to stop and counter”. According to the comments in the report, it is extremely unclear how effective these systems will be against RS-26. Conventional air defense systems do not have a great effect against ICBM, which has strong maneuverability and very high speed. CBecause ICBM moves too fast for existing land systems to catch up.
STORED IN MOSCOW
Intelligence sources share the information that the secret model of the RS 26 missile named ‘Rubezh’ carrying a nuclear warhead is included in Moscow’s nuclear arsenal. According to the information obtained, the current missile is also in the ICBM class and can carry more warheads than any other missile.
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