Hmm...seems the START Treaty isn't keeping the Russians from modernizing their nuclear forces. Additionally they're moving from single to multiple warheads. Interesting.
You can thank Barry for that. Putin gave him an Atomic wedgie, stole his lunch money, and then took him in the boy's room and gave him a swirly. And all the while Barry was wearing his tradmark smug look of arrogance, completly oblivious to how badly he'd been taken advantage of. Idiot. Since the treaty took effect Russia's been building new SSBNs, new SLBMs, new ICBMs, while the US builds nothing and sits back watching it's already pathetic industrial capacity wither away. Go Barry! Idiot.
yeah... i woud say he (and by extention) we got screwed royally. what i don't get is how everyone that should know better just rolled over and lied and said it was good for us. instead of less nukes, it seems like they're getting more and we're just standing still.
hopefully the next President will reverse this nonsense.
well the main concern was with the expiration of old start treaty there would be no more ability of inspections, besides the russians cant afford another arms race.
yeah but when you add them modernizing...us staying still...and them getting multiple warheads it seems like we just negotiated ourselves from superiority to equality.
Long term I would put them ahead. While their industry gains experience designing and building new missiles, motors, warheads, SSBNs, etc. ours is heading off to greener pastures. Will the last engineer please turn out the lights?
US Navy is currently in the process of acquiring 108 new and modernized Trident D5 missiles through a LEP program. NNSA is also modernizing the W76 warhead to use on these missiles. The Air Force is also in the process of reengineering Minuteman III ICBMs (replacing motors, warheads and other components) in another LEP.
So, what is the difference? Russia is keeping its fleet missile force up-to-date with a reengineered R-29RM and US keeping its fleet missile force up-to-date with a reengineered Trident D5. There is no arms race, but business as usual.
No new D-5s are rolling off the assembly line. A modified existing missile is not a NEW missile. Also, upgrading an existing missile is NOT the same as designing from scratch. That goes for missiles, warheads, submarines, etc. So what's the difference? Like I said, Russia gets to keep it design expertise in good shape while ours goes to $hit.
i thought the treaty forced both parties from multiple to single warheads?
ReplyDeleteYou can thank Barry for that. Putin gave him an Atomic wedgie, stole his lunch money, and then took him in the boy's room and gave him a swirly. And all the while Barry was wearing his tradmark smug look of arrogance, completly oblivious to how badly he'd been taken advantage of. Idiot. Since the treaty took effect Russia's been building new SSBNs, new SLBMs, new ICBMs, while the US builds nothing and sits back watching it's already pathetic industrial capacity wither away. Go Barry! Idiot.
ReplyDeleteyeah... i woud say he (and by extention) we got screwed royally. what i don't get is how everyone that should know better just rolled over and lied and said it was good for us. instead of less nukes, it seems like they're getting more and we're just standing still.
ReplyDeletehopefully the next President will reverse this nonsense.
well the main concern was with the expiration of old start treaty there would be no more ability of inspections, besides the russians cant afford another arms race.
ReplyDeleteyeah but when you add them modernizing...us staying still...and them getting multiple warheads it seems like we just negotiated ourselves from superiority to equality.
ReplyDeleteLong term I would put them ahead. While their industry gains experience designing and building new missiles, motors, warheads, SSBNs, etc. ours is heading off to greener pastures. Will the last engineer please turn out the lights?
ReplyDeleteUS Navy is currently in the process of acquiring 108 new and modernized Trident D5 missiles through a LEP program. NNSA is also modernizing the W76 warhead to use on these missiles. The Air Force is also in the process of reengineering Minuteman III ICBMs (replacing motors, warheads and other components) in another LEP.
ReplyDeleteSo, what is the difference? Russia is keeping its fleet missile force up-to-date with a reengineered R-29RM and US keeping its fleet missile force up-to-date with a reengineered Trident D5. There is no arms race, but business as usual.
No new D-5s are rolling off the assembly line. A modified existing missile is not a NEW missile. Also, upgrading an existing missile is NOT the same as designing from scratch. That goes for missiles, warheads, submarines, etc. So what's the difference? Like I said, Russia gets to keep it design expertise in good shape while ours goes to $hit.
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