Russia running so low on missile stocks that they're now gutting nukes for parts

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Current Events » Russia running so low on missile stocks that they're now gutting nukes for parts
tl;dr: They're taking the warheads out of precision guided nukes and launching them without explosives to hit targets in Ukraine, presumably because they're running out of missiles.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63826082
Russia is now using nuclear-capable missiles with non-explosive warheads to exhaust Ukraine's air defences, the Ukrainian military has said.

It displayed what it said were fragments of Soviet-made X-55 cruise missiles - designed for nuclear use - found in Ukraine's two western regions.


Moscow is now resorting to using blunt projectiles that still cause devastation, they say. A UK intelligence report in November came to similar conclusions.

He said the projectiles were designed in Soviet times to hit "strategic targets with predetermined co-ordinates".

The UK said the missiles were designed "exclusively as a nuclear delivery system".

However, it is believed the Russian military removed the nuclear warheads from the missiles fired at Ukraine and replaced them with an inert system.

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Lol
I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics.
Probable repurposing of those warheads: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-will-focus-building-nuclear-arms-infrastructure-2023-2022-11-30/
Leaked photo of Russia's replacement nuclear ordinance launch system:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/0/7/AARIckAAD8P3.jpg

Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read
https://imgur.com/1WshTZu - by DB_Insider https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - by Wii_Shaker
How long until they accidentally forget to disable one before launch
I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen...
I'm no expert but weren't a lot of Russia's old nukes unusuable anyway?

This might be two birds with one stone as far as Russia concerned
^ Hey now that's completely unfair!
http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png
masterpug53 posted...
Leaked photo of Russia's replacement nuclear ordinance launch system:
It's Russia, so they keep the ball and toss the guy.
thronedfire2 posted...
How long until they accidentally forget to disable one before launch

My very first thought after reading the headline.
Current Events » Russia running so low on missile stocks that they're now gutting nukes for parts