US Minuteman III missile: why tests are conducted and what is the scariest weapon - expert (video)

The last nuclear tests were conducted by North Korea in 1996, and before that the USA and the Russian Federation launched missile carriers with nuclear warheads only once, said aviation expert and deputy director of the manufacturer of electronic warfare equipment Anatoly Khrapchinskyi on the air of media NV. Meanwhile, since 2014, Moscow has been regularly bragging about launching Iskander and Topol missiles, while Washington has launched real Tomahawks more than once.

According to the expert, there is "hysteria" and what "already works" is being tested. At the same time, in the context of dangers and nuclear weapons in Europe, there is another real threat that should be remembered, the video said. Khrapchynskyi explained that, for example, Europe has a missile defense system and an early warning system. At the same time, it is indeed more difficult to intercept ballistics, but it is doubtful that the Russian Federation will still win in a nuclear confrontation.

"I am more than sure that the Russian Federation will lose in a nuclear war, because what they have and what works are different things," he said. Meanwhile, there are other threats. For example, Western airports suffer from the appearance of drones of unknown origin: to cope with this challenge, it would be worthwhile to create a "radar location field with a bunch of sensors".

At the same time, it is quite possible to imagine a situation when a nuclear missile flies, and hackers intercept control and direct it to another target. Or they intercept data from sensors and show the wrong trajectory and "you release a bunch of anti-missile anti-missiles into milk, nowhere, into a software error. " And at the same time, conditionally, components are bought on the Chinese AliExpress platform, the expert clarified.

"We live in a much scarier world than nuclear weapons," Khrapchynsky concluded. It should be noted that on November 5, the command of the US Army announced the testing of the intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III. The launch command was given from the plane: the missile was launched at the test site and hit the target at the military base in the Marshall Islands. The distance covered by the Minuteman III is about 6,700 km, the US military said.

They also reminded that this is the 60th launch of this weapon: it is regularly tested to check the performance of improved equipment. Focus talked about the main characteristics of the Minuteman III. The intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of flying up to 13,000 km at a speed of Mach 23 and delivering up to three nuclear warheads to the target. The missile entered the US army in 2013: the estimated cost is about 7 million dollars.