Satan II Missiles: The Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0?

in news •  2 years ago 

"The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict."
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis

"During the Cuban Missile Crisis, leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union engaged in a tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, just 90 miles from U.S. shores. In a TV address on October 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy (1917-63) notified Americans about the presence of the missiles, explained his decision to enact a naval blockade around Cuba and made it clear the U.S. was prepared to use military force if necessary to neutralize this perceived threat to national security"
https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis

"Cuban missile crisis, (October 1962), major confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba."
https://www.britannica.com/event/Cuban-missile-crisis

Russia could wipe out US with just four Satan II missiles, state media claims
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russia-could-wipe-out-just-27115418

"(CNN)Vladimir Putin did his best to put a menacing spin on Russia's testing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday.
The Russian President said the successful launch of the "Sarmat" ICBM -- nicknamed the "Satan II" in the West and capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads as far as the continental United States -- would "give thought to those who are trying to threaten Russia."
But Western experts portrayed the test as "nuclear saber-rattling," saying the threat to the US or its allies was "extremely low""
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/europe/russia-icbm-explainer-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

"Zhuravlev’s threat against the U.S. comes as the Biden administration has supplied Ukraine with billions of dollars of weapons to repel Russia’s invasion of the country.

The threat comes on the heels of a new announcement from the administration that it will send Ukraine the most advanced weapons system that it has supplied to the Eastern European country through its first three months of war with Russia."
https://www.dailywire.com/news/russian-official-threatens-nuclear-strike-on-u-s-wipe-out-both-coasts-with-4-satan-2-missiles

"The deadly projectile, nicknamed Satan 2, can fly 11,000 miles, carry more than 12 warheads and has the potential to destroy an area the size of the United Kingdom."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18349839/russia-deploy-satan-2-nuclear-missiles/

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