The RS-26 is designed to carry out nuclear attacks.
The weapon used against Dnipro appears to have carried multiple warheads with conventional explosives.
In response, Russia also withdrew from the treaty.
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Nov. 21, 2024.Press Service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk Region/Handout/Anadolu/Getty Images
A correspondent for Reutersreportedthat U.S. officials believe the weapon was an intermediate-range missile, and not an ICBM.
The White House also has cause to downplay the issue.
But there are indeed undisputed signs of a global war.
ATACMS can create favorable military conditions.
Okay, whats next?
Who is going to exploit it?
one Ukrainian military source tellsRolling Stone.
The setbacks that Ukraine has arent brought on by targets which can be neutralized with ATACMS.
Russia could retaliate with WMD against [Kyiv] and key NATO facilities, wherever theyre located.
That means World War III.
Americans do not want World War III.
Dont ignore the air alarm.
The attack, while unprecedented and escalatory, does not necessarily indicate a new capability.
Notably, officials in Dnipro report no one was killed in the missile strike earlier today.
We dont have any concentration of forces that would result in catastrophic damage to units.
They wont use strategic weapons either, because thats a whole different can of worms…
The risks are too high while the benefits are dubious.
I disagree with the assessment that Putin is an irrational actor, says the analyst.
He is rational, its just that his rationale is built on incorrect assessments of Ukraine prior to invasion.
