American missiles against Putin. Why do the United States transfer strategic nuclear weapons to Europe

On the last day of February 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law to suspend a treaty between the Russian Federation and the US on measures to further reduce and limit strategic offensive weapons. Thus, from the statement of intentions to its implementation, it took exactly a week. During these seven days, the United States has managed to transfer four strategic bombers to Europe B-52 StratoFortress, capable of carrying nuclear warhead missiles.

After participating in the Estonia Independence Parade, the aircraft were on the Mrona Air Force in Spain. And in Iceland, the so-called "Judicial Day aircraft" E-6b Mercury of the US Navy was relocated from the first strategic command. The main purpose of the aircraft is the connection and management of atomic submarines of the Ohio strategic purpose, which are carriers of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Each such submarine can carry up to 24 Trident II D5 missiles, which will carry a nuclear charge. The US has 14 such submarines, four more Vanguard is in the UK. It should be noted that none of these measures is subject to S-3. In turn, several missile systems "Yars" from the point of permanent deployment in the Ivanovo region to the Podmoskovs were transferred to the Russian Federation. Officially - to prepare for a military parade on Red Square.

The Yars-24 "Yars" is the modernization of the Topol-M rocket, the first and, so far, the only IBR, which was developed by the Russian Federation after the collapse of the USSR. Focus surveyed experts say that the US decided to show Putin that "this game can be played together.

" Against the backdrop of diplomatic statements about the need to return to the implementation of S-3, which is a guarantee of world security in the field of nuclear weapons, Washington began to demonstrate his military capacity. "I would say that this is not a demonstration of opportunities, but only warm -up. What Putin did is a classic manner of Soviet nuclear blackmail, that is: I have made a decision, and you have to persuade me now. From now .

The US has full information about the nuclear triad of the Russian Federation and its real condition, "says the focus of the military-political observer Alexander Kovalenko. "Putin is trying to scare Americans. Look, Blinken immediately met Lavrov to call Russia to cancel his decision to suspend participation in the main nuclear agreement on strategic offensive weapons. This is for the first time from the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. USA.

For the US, world nuclear security control is national interest, " - explains the focus of Professor at the Institute of International Relations of KNU. Shevchenko Sergey Galak. He recalls that the previous US President Donald Trump was delayed by signing the continuation of S-3, and Biden signed him almost immediately after the inauguration. "According to the United States, the Russian Federation has fulfilled its obligations for New Start (S-3) since the agreement came into force in 2011.

Especially in times of stress, the presence of restrictions on Russian intercontinental nuclear weapons that can Critically important. The New Start Agreement makes the United States, their allies and partners, and the whole world is safer. The unrestrained nuclear competition would jeopardize us all, "the US State Department's statement in February 2021. Sergei Galak explains that in fact the SNO treaty is more beneficial for the Russian Federation than for the US.

The contract limits each side of the possibility of having no more than 1550 ready-to-use nuclear charges and no more than 700 means of delivery-that is, deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of mine base, ballistic missiles of submarines and strategic bombers-rocket launchers. "It is with the carriers of the nuclear warhead of the Russian Federation that it has difficulty. Inherited from the USSR, it expires no more than 40 years.

By and large, today the majority of the arsenal abandoning them from nuclear weapons. The latest Sarmat missile, which is constantly mentioned by the Kremlin leadership, is not ready-from three launches it has not flew twice. , - the expert notes. The suspension of the S-3 Agreement removes from the Kremlin restriction on the deployment of intercontinental nuclear products capable of reaching the US in about 30 minutes.

These are promising missiles of Sarmat, Avangard complexes and mass production of hypersonic complexes "Dagious" and "Zircon". It is with this that the Russian Federation has the biggest problems today. Sarmat missile is still not ready, with three launches only one was successful, about "Avangard" had little information in the public domain, and "Zircon" and "Dagger" are present in a small amount. The sanctions introduced against the Russian Federation do not allow to establish mass production.

For example, in 2022 the Russian Federation twice conducted strategic missile troops. For the first time - February 19, five days before a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, and the second time - in October. The launches of the intercontinental ballistic missile "Yars" from the State Test Space Space Plesetsk and the Ballistic missile "Sineva" from the Barents Sea waters were worked out. At the same time, NATO NATO Studfast Noon has ended in Europe.

60 aircraft from 14 member countries of the Alliance took part in the exercises. It should be noted that any training is done without the use of nuclear warheads. Since 1963, nuclear weapons tests have been prohibited on Earth, in the atmosphere, space or underwater. "Putin constantly praises his MBR" Sarmat " - the rocket of which does not exist in nature. They have not yet passed the whole cycle of trials, one successful start, nothing means, there should be dozens.

In fact, it is a layout of a rocket, not a ready -made carrier. It is not possible to restore the lines of production of the IBB today, there is no scientific potential in the country and there is no opportunity to produce modern chips, they are extracted by smuggling method, "Kovalenko notes. The absence of fuses in the accumulation of nuclear weapons and its delivery means has led to the so -called arms race between the US and the USSR.

In fact, it became one of the reasons for the decline of the USSR economy and its further collapse. Putin's SO-3 Action Stopping Formally gives a new race, it can be legally started in 2026. "The SNO contract is difficult, it is not one year of work. Therefore, if by the end of the year we will not see activity, at least at the level of working groups, we can say that there is a risk that the new contract will not sign. It will mean the start of a new arms race" , - explains Galak.

According to him, Russia will in no way withstand this race - neither economically nor technologically. The USSR barely pulled it, despite the fact that the country had 18-20% of world GDP. Today, the Russian Federation can count on 1. 2-1. 5% of GDP, which is rapidly reduced against the background of falling oil prices.

In addition, the Kremlin launched a full -scale war in Ukraine, which costs its budget of tremendous costs, which are intensified by economic sanctions on the main budget -forming areas. "Russia will not be able to increase the production of nuclear charge carriers, because today it no longer has the necessary technical and technological base. Lost and stolen production lines, the only thing they are capable of today is to serve what they have.

which have a comprehensive shelf life, ”Kovalenko said. On February 10, the US Air Force Command launched an annual launch of the LGM-30G minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. It is the only American mine base rocket that has been in service since the 1970s. The launch took place within the so -called Glory Trip - annual shooting evaluating the reliability of the rocket.