[Newsbot]

Title: Russia's 'superweapon' can switch off satellites and enemy weapons
Category: Military
Posted By: N_Fiddledog
Date: 2015-07-07 01:17:34

[BRAH]

Prove it!

[BartSimpson]

BRAH BRAH:

Prove it!

They're overstating with their usual bluster but EW is a field in which Ivan has demonstrated progress. Last year (April 2014) they had a Fencer with an L-175B pod at least partially disable (or standby) some of the systems on the USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea.

I seriously doubt they're capable of projecting EW into low earth orbit but up close (within 3km) they've clearly made inroads with their tech.

[BRAH]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

BRAH BRAH:

Prove it!

They're overstating with their usual bluster but EW is a field in which Ivan has demonstrated progress. Last year (April 2014) they had a Fencer with an L-175B pod at least partially disable (or standby) some of the systems on the USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea.

I seriously doubt they're capable of projecting EW into low earth orbit but up close (within 3km) they've clearly made inroads with their tech.

I'm more concerned about an EMP weapon than this.

[BartSimpson]

BRAH BRAH:

I'm more concerned about an EMP weapon than this.

This is essentially a localized EMP weapon.

[BRAH]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

BRAH BRAH:

I'm more concerned about an EMP weapon than this.

This is essentially a localized EMP weapon.

I'm sure there's an EMP weapon possibly hidden somewhere in North America during the Cold War, vice versa in Russia basically self assured destruction.

[BartSimpson]

BRAH BRAH:

I'm sure there's an EMP weapon possibly hidden somewhere in North America during the Cold War, vice versa in Russia basically self assured destruction.

The most destructive weapon the Russians have in America currently resides in the White House.

$1:

As he was leaning toward Medvedev in Seoul, Obama was overheard asking for time - "particularly with missile defense" - until he is in a better position politically to resolve such issues.

"I understand your message about space," replied Medvedev, who will hand over the presidency to Putin in May.

"This is my last election ... After my election I have more flexibility," Obama said, expressing confidence that he would win a second term.

"I will transmit this information to Vladimir," said Medvedev, Putin's protégé and long considered number two in Moscow's power structure.

[Winnipegger]

BRAH BRAH:

I'm sure there's an EMP weapon possibly hidden somewhere in North America during the Cold War, vice versa in Russia basically self assured destruction.

Encyclopedia Astronautica: Polyus

Let me put my spin on this. In 1987 Michael Gorbachev attended the first ever launch of the Energia rocket. Able to launch 88 metric tonnes into Low Earth Orbit. Saturn V could launch 118 metric tonnes into LEO, so this was the largest operational rocket at the time. He asked what satellite we're launching today. The answer was Polyus, a Soviet battle station about as big as Skylab. Michael Gorbachev had argued with Ronald Regan not to put battle stations in Earth orbit, so he was angry to learn the Russian military had built one against his orders. The launch went perfectly, the satellite entered space. But the satellite was supposed to use on-board engines to circularize it's orbit. Those engines fired in the "wrong" direction, causing the satellite to safely enter the atmosphere after less than one orbit, burned up and crashed in the ocean. What an unfortunate accident; and if you believe that I have a bridge to sell in Brooklyn. Lesson: don't disobey the premier of the Soviet Union.

This satellite was painted flat black, so hard to see. The paint was radar absorptive, so stealth. It used laser communication, so America couldn't listen in. It was armed with 100 nuclear "mines", which didn't have re-entry vehicles so couldn't be dropped on a target on Earth. They were designed to detonate in orbit. There are easier ways to destroy an American satellite, each mine would create an EMP. And it had a cannon to defend against anti-satellite weapons. And had a cartridge of practice targets for the cannon. And a cartridge of gas that could surround the satellite in a temporary cloud to protect against particle beam weapons.

The official statement was this was a test only, not armed. It had dummy warheads, not live nuclear warheads. Well, if they did intend to self destruct it, as I imply, then they could have removed the live mines. After all, why leave 100 live nuclear bombs for some terrorist to fish out of the ocean?