Matt Korda
@mattkorda.bsky.social
I count nukes for the Federation of American Scientists + the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 🇨🇦 Views my own.
Missile designation mystery: do we have confirmation on which missile is the CSS-10 Mod 3?
Seems like there are two options: either the DF-31AG ICBM or the silo version of the DF-31-class ICBM.
Haven't seen US designations officially attributed to either one, but I could be missing something.
Seems like there are two options: either the DF-31AG ICBM or the silo version of the DF-31-class ICBM.
Haven't seen US designations officially attributed to either one, but I could be missing something.
December 18, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Missile designation mystery: do we have confirmation on which missile is the CSS-10 Mod 3?
Seems like there are two options: either the DF-31AG ICBM or the silo version of the DF-31-class ICBM.
Haven't seen US designations officially attributed to either one, but I could be missing something.
Seems like there are two options: either the DF-31AG ICBM or the silo version of the DF-31-class ICBM.
Haven't seen US designations officially attributed to either one, but I could be missing something.
Struck by a couple strange things in DOD's latest PLARF chart:
- Inclusion of CSS-3 (DF-4), despite not listing it in this (or last year's) narrative as an active ICBM.
- Inclusion of "Other" and "Silo" as ICBM systems. That's weird because many listed *are* silo-based. (Is "Other" for rail?)
- Inclusion of CSS-3 (DF-4), despite not listing it in this (or last year's) narrative as an active ICBM.
- Inclusion of "Other" and "Silo" as ICBM systems. That's weird because many listed *are* silo-based. (Is "Other" for rail?)
December 18, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Struck by a couple strange things in DOD's latest PLARF chart:
- Inclusion of CSS-3 (DF-4), despite not listing it in this (or last year's) narrative as an active ICBM.
- Inclusion of "Other" and "Silo" as ICBM systems. That's weird because many listed *are* silo-based. (Is "Other" for rail?)
- Inclusion of CSS-3 (DF-4), despite not listing it in this (or last year's) narrative as an active ICBM.
- Inclusion of "Other" and "Silo" as ICBM systems. That's weird because many listed *are* silo-based. (Is "Other" for rail?)
TASS reports that the entry into service of Russia's 8th new Borei ballistic missile submarine (Knyaz Pozharsky) has been delayed until June 2025.
Russia has typically delivered one new SSBN to the Navy each December, but it looks like they're experiencing delays this cycle.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Russia has typically delivered one new SSBN to the Navy each December, but it looks like they're experiencing delays this cycle.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
December 12, 2024 at 4:30 PM
TASS reports that the entry into service of Russia's 8th new Borei ballistic missile submarine (Knyaz Pozharsky) has been delayed until June 2025.
Russia has typically delivered one new SSBN to the Navy each December, but it looks like they're experiencing delays this cycle.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
Russia has typically delivered one new SSBN to the Navy each December, but it looks like they're experiencing delays this cycle.
tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
As we have been documenting over the past year, evidence is mounting that the USAF nuclear mission may return to the UK.
In addition to the "potential surety mission," budget docs also included the UK in a list of nuclear storage upgrades, confirmed with satellite imagery.
In addition to the "potential surety mission," budget docs also included the UK in a list of nuclear storage upgrades, confirmed with satellite imagery.
August 28, 2023 at 4:39 PM
As we have been documenting over the past year, evidence is mounting that the USAF nuclear mission may return to the UK.
In addition to the "potential surety mission," budget docs also included the UK in a list of nuclear storage upgrades, confirmed with satellite imagery.
In addition to the "potential surety mission," budget docs also included the UK in a list of nuclear storage upgrades, confirmed with satellite imagery.
something’s brewing 👀
July 23, 2023 at 3:19 PM
something’s brewing 👀
seeing my twitter mutuals on bluesky
July 4, 2023 at 6:09 PM
seeing my twitter mutuals on bluesky