RS-24 Yars ballistic missile…

Type Intercontinental ballistic missile
Place of origin Russia
Service history
In service July 2010
Used by Russia
Production history
Designer Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology
Manufacturer Votkinsk Machine Building Plant
Specifications
Range approx. 11,000km
Location mobile
Warhead MIRVed, not less than 4 – 550 kT warheads
Engine solid propellant
Speed Mach 13+
Guidance
system		 Inertial
Launch
platform		 Mobile launcher (MAZ-7917)

The RS-24 Yars is a new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads. The ICBM has been designed to replace the Soviet-era SS-18 and SS-19 missiles…

The Yars missile has been designed for deployment both in silos and on mobile platforms. Together with the Topol-M single-warhead ICBM, the Yars is slated to constitute the core of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces in the future…

Minimum of 4 – 550kt warheads and able to reach 11,000km.

The American Minuteman LGM-30G has a 6,000-plus miles (5,218 nautical miles) range. Up to 12 warheads per missile…

The American LGM-118A Peacekeeper had a 5,200 nmi (9,600 km; 6,000 mi) range. Capable of 10 re-entry vehicles each carrying a 300 KT…

The Russian Topol-M has a 11,000 km (6,800 mi) range. Single Single 550 kT warhead…

Looks like the RS-24 Yars walks and talks with the big boys…

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Putin Quote – Number 2

“Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.”

Vladimir Putin quote!

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Russian News (12/20/2010)

Russia warns U.S. not to change nuclear pact: Russia warned U.S. lawmakers on Monday that any changes to the strategic nuclear arms limitation treaty could kill the pact.

Russia ready to finance Egypt’s first nuclear plant: Russia confirmed its participation in a tender to build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant and said it was willing to help finance the project, Egyptian Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid said on Monday.

South Ossetia to ditch Georgian currency Jan 10: The former Georgian republic or South Ossetia will remove the Georgian Lari from circulation as of January 10, the republic’s information committee said on Monday.

Russia’s Constitutional Court rules in favor of Chernobyl veterans: Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that the state must fully compensate former soldiers who have been suffering after emergency operations at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986.

Russia to develop new heavy ICBM by 2020: Russia’s state arms procurement program through 2020 provides for the development of a new heavy ballistic missile, a leading missile designer said on Monday.

Tymoshenko government accused of misappropriating $8.5 mln to advocate Ukraine’s image: Ukraine’s previous cabinet headed by Yulia Tymoshenko has illegally allocated 67.6 million hryvnias ($8.46 million) from state reserves to the Justice Ministry intended to cover expenses on advocating Ukraine’s interests in foreign courts, the country’s Audit Chamber has revealed.

Four foreigners detained at Moscow airport with $20 mln: Three Azerbaijani nationals and one Iranian were detained at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport with $14.5 million and 4 million euros on them, the Federal Customs Service said on Monday.

CIS, OSCE observers say Belarus elections democratic: Observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) believe that the presidential elections in Belarus were transparent and democratic.

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North Korea Responds To South Korea’s Provocation…

What was said by the North Korea’s supreme military command in response to South Korea’s provocation with Monday’s drills.

The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK did not feel any need to retaliate against every despicable military provocation, like one taking revenge after facing a blow. […] This was nothing but a childish play with fire. […] The world should properly know who is the true champion of peace and who is the real provocateur of a war.

Interesting tidbit of information…

Could they be correct about provocation from certain other countries? Or does it matter that military drills on their borders by America and South Korea are going on? How would America feel if Russia and Canada did live fire exercises on the Canadian border? Mexican border? What about live fire off the demarcation line on the East or West coast of America. What about?

Oh! I forgot, we will just kick your butt if you try to do that stuff to America…

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Important: Looks Like Bill Richards Was Successful in the Defusing of the Korea’s…

One man went to North Korea and settled the dust before a war has broke out. The World is exclaiming the North is scared of the US and the South so no retaliation was wrought… (Hummm….)

I suggest a different thought: Bill Richardson, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations gave us a Christmas present and we have peace for the holidays…

North Korea has agreed to a series of actions, including the return of U.N. inspectors, following discussions with Bill Richardson, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said Monday. The North agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency personnel to return to a nuclear facility in the country and agreed to negotiate the sale of 12,000 fresh fuel rods and ship them to an outside country, presumably to South Korea, said Blitzer, who is traveling with Richardson.

Looks like Bill on his unsanctioned trip to the North was a thousand times more productive than an Aircraft carrier off of North Korea’s coast would ever be. Bill Richards also asked the North not to retaliate for shelling by the South and they did not retaliate. Even though the South was asked repeatedly please do not play war games with America…

Thank you Bill Richards!

Now – America, pull the warships and quit the war games at the North Korea border…

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“Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.”

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The US is Really Helping the Situation in Korea…

On the surface this looks like a good thing: An unofficial visit to the North Korea by the US Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson. He is going to try to help defuse the situation…

Now that is all fine and dandy but what about this news:

South Korea has said it will proceed with joint naval drills with the U.S. near the North Korean border despite warning from the international community. Defense officials in Seoul have said that the exercises may be launched on Monday or Tuesday if the weather improves. North Korea is threatening to retaliate if the South goes ahead with planned exercises. The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting at Russia’s request to discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula.

This seems to be a case of the stupids going on. Makes you wonder, does the right hand know what the left hand is doing? Russia has been working overtime to try to get this under control and all I see is South Korea and the USA doing war games every week. Near the North Korean borders and disputed territories…

If you read the comments coming from the readers of the big Western press articles. You will find that an attitude of kicking North Korea’s butt is prevalent and includes many times, the term nuclear weapons as the best way to show them who is boss…

One of my tiny minuscule talents in my cloistered past life was being involved with the now defunct Lance Missile program. I remember I decided to learn the ways of nuclear warfare in Ft. Sill, OK. because Uncle Sam asked me nicely and offered me a $4000 bonus to do it. Besides it also got you to play in Germany and the beer fests. All because of being part of the Cold War era fun. The problem with the Lance missile was that it was a suicide waiting to happen.  So if you knew what I know. You would not be spouting about nuking a country…

[pullquote]Update: SEOUL — South Korea on Monday conducted a 90-minute artillery drill on Yeonpyeong Island, drawing no immediate North Korean retaliation in spite of earlier threats. (Looks like we know who the smart ones are – The North…)[/pullquote]

Starting to look a lot like Christmas War! That special time of the year…

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Coffee and Our Volga…

I am drinking a wonderful hot cup of coffee and trying to warm back up. Today started out early and Sveta and I were on our way to see her mother. We had 4 bags of goodies to drop off and it had been awhile since we had gone by to say hi. That trip never happened…

On Saturday I fired up the Volga and got her ready to take a day trip all around Moscow. A trip through Moscow is always 99% of the time a whole day affair. So I always make sure that the car is in order. On Saturday everything was running and working fantastic. That was Saturday…

Today is Sunday: I went out a fired up the Volga and let it warm up for about an hour. It was -13 degrees Celsius and the old girl needs a few more minutes to get loosened up. We took off and all seemed good. Sveta and I stopped at McDonald’s and got some breakfast sandwiches. After the breakfast is when I felt a change in the car. The car always starts the same way and method but today after breakfast, she turned over slowly, then the engine caught and purred…

That triggered the alert button in my head. We had already traveled far enough so the battery should have been fully charged after a real cold starting, but I realized that it was not. I saw that the alternator seemed to be weak at idle on voltage output and when I turned on the heater fan and headlights. The output dropped considerably. But revving the engine did not help the situation. We took off down the road and I gave Sveta the warning that we may be turning back home very quickly… (We ended up turning back and got the Volga home.)

I found that with the car idling and all extra accessories turned off the car would charge the battery, but weakly. But turn on lights and other necessary items and it dropped into a discharge mode. But what was even worse was that at highway speeds it discharged faster. So I knew we were on borrowed time as long as the battery held out. Since it is law to have headlights on and life would really suck with no heat going…

We went back home…

Then Sveta hopped a train and went to see her mom while I worked on the car. (Now working on a car at -11 degrees Celsius is no fun.) I ended up charging the battery and checking the voltage on the Alternator output and it showed my fears. It is acting like one or two of the 6 diodes is bad. Other words the alternator is going out…

I have replaced this alternator before but it is a month out of warranty. At that time the original alternator was still in the car and was just plain worn out. So I will be walking to the auto parts store and getting a new one. Then I have the fun of deciding which country to buy from. I can get one from Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus or China. Cost varies from 2000 rubles to 6000 rubles. The one that I had last time was from Ukraine! So maybe I will try one from Russia… 🙂

I think that all this will have to wait at this point. It is too cold and I am chilled to the bones. I am going to drink this hot coffee and maybe have a couple of cups of hot tea also. Then I am going to bore you will the details of my day… 😉

Hope you are having a great weekend…

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Riots and Teenagers in Russia…

A huge number of the arrests that are being made all over Moscow are Teenagers. They are all sitting in jail right now waiting for their parents to come and get them out…

“Moscow police information chief Victor Biryukov said that many of the detained teenagers were unable to explain the reason why they were taking part in the rally.”

Altogether, more than 2,000 people were detained across the capital in the past three days to prevent ethnic clashes and they are tossing out rumors that in some cases 75%  plus are teenagers…

I can personally tell you that the teenagers around Korolev, Russia are out in force and painting graffiti on building sides and tearing up the little kids play grounds. This weekend was a teenage romper room around here. It seemed strange to me because the temperature has been around -12 Celsius at night and they have been running around like it is summer time… (Most of them not properly dressed…)

I have been studying the pictures all over the Russian web in conjunction with these riots and arrests. The crowds really are full of teenagers…

I keep asking where are the parents? But I have been asking that for years both in America and now in Russia…

Parents do you know where your kid is right now? (He or she could be in jail!)

Interesting…

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Russian Whistle-Blowing Doctor is Assured by Putin…

A Russian cardiologist said he feared dismissal and beating after phoning Vladimir Putin to say that an impressive hospital display for the premier was faked. And then, Putin called him back.

Ivan Khrenov told Putin during a live call-in show Thursday that his bosses instructed doctors and nurses to show fake pay slips and pose as recovering patients surrounded by new equipment during the premier’s November visit to a hospital in the central town of Ivanovo.

Khrenov told Putin that the equipment was borrowed from other hospitals and the doctors were forced to say their salaries were about $1,000 a month — far less than their real income. Putin’s visit to the hospital was nationally televised — just like the call-in show where Khrenov made his claims.

Putin, who has been hobnobbing with ordinary Russians in similar sessions for years, ordered an investigation into a possible embezzlement of the $4,3 million the hospital has received. “What are you cheering at?” Putin asked the applauding audience in the television studio. “The art of the (hospital) managers or doctor’s bravery?”

If the embezzlement did happen, Khrenov told a Russian news agency Friday, he might face a beating or dismissal. “I will not be surprised if somebody meets me in a dark alley or I’ll be forced to resign ‘voluntarily,'” he told Interfax after regional officials called him “insane” and called him to a local prosecutor’s office and health department for questioning.

But his problems seem to have ended after Putin personally called him, Khrenov told the RIA news agency.

Putin “said, ‘We won’t leave you in your trouble, we will help you, we know the whole situation, don’t you worry,'” Khrenov was quoted as saying.

The populist premier likes to burnish his image as an indispensable leader to whom every citizen could turn personally for support. Kremlin critics have long claimed that the callers who usually ask non-confrontational questions and lavish the prime minister with praise are screened and coached.

Khrenov wrote a letter to Putin after his November visit to the hospital and said that the premier’s assistants asked him to repeat his claim in a phone call during the call-in show, Interfax quoted him as saying.

In recent months, a string of medical officials has been charged with embezzlement over procurement of overpriced medical equipment.

A 2009 survey on corruption perceptions by Transparency International ranked Russia a lowly 146th out of 180 countries — falling between Kenya and Sierra Leone. (Link)

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