October 22 - Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) have successfully launched an RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) intercontinental ballistic missile from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the SMF said on Wednesday. As a result of the successful launch at 13.10 Moscow time (09:10 GMT) on Wednesday, the Stiletto ICBMs, which have so far been operational for 29 years, will remain on combat duty beyond 2010. The missile has a combat range exceeding 9,600 km [more than 6,000 miles] and is considered to be highly reliable. Over 100 silo-based Stilettos are currently in service with the SMF, with each missile carrying six 550-kiloton warheads.
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[... But, just as the laws of physics depended on a model that was not always applicable during a glider's low pass, the law of deterrence which seems to guarantee peace and stability is model-dependent. In the simplified model, an attack by Russia would be unprovoked. But what if Russia should feel provoked into an attack and a different perspective caused the West to see the attack as unprovoked? ..] ..
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και μερικά ξεχασμένα γεγονότα του παρελθόντος ..
Able Archer 83 και η επιχείρηση Operation RYAN
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