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Supposedly, an RS-26 was launched from Astrakhan and targeted at infrastructure in Dnipro.

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[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 17 points 1 day ago (5 children)

How do we know this is the first and not just the first successful launch?

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[–] errer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’m curious how the allies know an ICBM isn’t a nuke

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 points 21 hours ago

You don't, which why (aside from cost) nations don't use them as toys.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You wait till it explodes and check the NDDS.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Dyatlov: What does the dosimeter say?

Akimov: 3.6 roentgen. But that's as high as the meter...

Dyatlov: 3.6 - not great, not terrible.

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[–] MrMakabar 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Intressting. So by delivering more of them to Ukraine we lower Russias arsenal.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ukraine has not received ICBMs, articles stating Ukraine has received long range missiles are wrong, Ukraine has only received SHORT ranged missiles. up to 300 miles. It's longer range than artillery, but not long range missiles. Long range missiles have several thousand miles range.

[–] MrMakabar 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Obviously. ICBMs are pretty much useless to Ukraine and without nukes to Russia as well. They are acurate enough to destroy something using a nuke. So missing by a few hundret meters is fine. With conventional explosive that is however pretty much useless.

This is most likely the answer for Biden allowing the use of those short range system and it would be wonderfull to see Russia blow up its nuclear missiles for nothing.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Obviously. ICBMs are pretty much useless to Ukraine

Absolutely.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago

That's interesting.

[–] Streetlights@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago
[–] wildflower@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'll wait for a non-twitter source

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