In response to the strong attacks of former US President Donald Trump sent to Truth social network, Vice Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, has used its characteristic irony and recalled the legendary deterrent system of the Soviet Union, called dead hands (dead hands).
Medvedev commented that the “anxiety reaction” of a president was as such as the United States of the United States “According to the Russian politician only confirmed the correctness of the Russian process.
What is this “dead hand”, the risk used as a argument?
The dead (in the West, called Dead Hand) is a super automatic complex with a large reaction nuclear shot created in the Soviet Union at the peak of the Cold War and, as it is believed that it is still served with Russia. Its main purpose is to be guaranteed to order missile even in the context of completely destroying the country's highest military political leadership and serious damage to communication lines due to a huge nuclear attack of the enemy.
The main features of this system:
1. Self -control: This is the most main and scary feature. In case of receiving signals of a major attack (for example, confirmed by exploding nuclear bullets in this country), this system is capable of automatically, without participating or participating at least one person, to decide to react with the reaction to use the remaining nuclear block. This is a guarantee of revenge even with the death of the command centers.
2. “Team” missiles: The system is based on non -normal combat missiles, but special ballistic ballistic missiles. They were launched not towards enemies, but airspace in Russian territory. Instead of nuclear warheads, they carry strong radio transmitters, on flights, send signals to be encrypted to all remaining command positions and launch strategic missiles.
3. Comprehensive monitoring: The system is integrated with a huge sensor network throughout the country, constantly monitoring:
* Seisma activity (blowing).
* Radiation background (nuclear explosion).
* The status of communication lines (cliffs or interference).
* Other parameters show a major attack.
4. Testing and fighting tasks: The first successful test launch of the command missile took place on December 26, 1979, and the complex was fully battle task in January 1985, during the most fierce period of the Cold War.
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Therefore, the dead hands of Muslims are not a legend, but a true ingredient (and possibly modernization and existing) of the Russian nuclear trio. This is the extreme measure of guaranteed deterrence, “judgment date”, designed to carry out any nuclear attacks into Russia completely meaningless, because revenge will automatically follow, even if no one presses the button.
The suggestion of Medvedev is extremely clear: even if * the system is assumed * and is said to be “not existent” of revenge that is guaranteed so dangerous, is it worth underestimating Russia's true strength and determination, despite the assessment of someone's economy? The ironic reference about “dead dead” only emphasizes the absurdity of the efforts to predict or ignore the consequences of the game with “red lines” of nuclear power.
