Russia test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile a day after President Vladimir Putin warned of nuclear war. On Friday (March 1), the Russian Defense Ministry claimed the successful test of Yars missiles capable of carrying a cluster of nuclear bombs. In a report, the Indian news media Hindustan Times reported this information.
According to the report, the intercontinental ballistic missile 'Yars' is one of the most discussed in the Russian stockpile. Russia has tested this weapon capable of carrying out nuclear attacks.
Recently, the West's relationship with Russia has heated up again over French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on the issue of troop deployment in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin also warned of nuclear war in his address to the nation on Thursday. A day later, the Yars test was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, north of Moscow. The missile successfully hit the target in the Kamchatka Peninsula at a distance of more than 6700 km.
It is said that Russia's action is to send a message to the West. Moscow, however, says that tests have been carried out to verify the capability of the intercontinental ballistic missile. Its tactical, technical and flight characteristics have been examined.
YERS is a solid-fueled thermonuclear weapon with 12 times more power than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Earlier, this weapon was added to the Russian arsenal in 2009. The missile is capable of crossing a distance of more than 11 thousand. It can carry munitions capable of hitting 10 different targets. The 23 meter long ears have a maximum capacity of 300 kilotons.
Note that Russia owns the most nuclear weapons. The United States is second in the list. These two superpowers have 90 percent of the world's total nuclear weapons. Recently, several nuclear weapons agreements between Russia and the West have been scrapped. Since then, the excitement about this weapon has increased.
