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Follow RT on Low-orbit space planes have been named as a possible carrier of American nuclear warheads. While theoretically possible, at current technology levels such weapons would be significantly more trouble than they are worth. According to the director-general of Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey, Yan Novikov, the US has orbital bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Variants of the Boeing X-37 orbital test vehicle, launched in 2010 and officially used for scientific purposes, can theoretically carry up to six warheads, Novikov claimed during a virtual educational foru...

Low-orbit space planes have been named as a possible carrier of American nuclear warheads. While theoretically possible, at current technology levels such

The belief in the end of the world can come with a fridge full of delicacies or it could show up with nuclear-tipped missiles.

How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics British troops on the way to Baghdad, 1917.Credit...Print Collector/Getty Images Buy Book ▾ By Fareed Zakaria By Samir Puri We are all in the throes of a hangover, Samir Puri writes, a “great imperial hangover.” He explains in “The Shadows of Empire” that we are living in the “first empire-free millennium” in history and yet the legacy of these empires still powerfully shapes our times. He is aware of the notion of informal empires but makes a strong case that there was something distinct and notable about fo...

The Dead Hand allows Russia to retaliate even if all of their human leadership is dead. Key point: Moscow's Perimeter system will launch a counter attack if Russia is hit first with nuclear weapons. In fact, a Russian general even claimed the system was recently improved. Russia has a knack for developing weapons that—at least on paper—are terrifying: nuclear-powered cruise missiles, robot subs with 100-megaton warheads. Perhaps the most terrifying was a Cold War doomsday system that would automatically launch missiles—without the need for a human to push the button—during a nuclear ...