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Estimated diameter of the Poseidon, about 2 meters. The Poseidon is intended to serve as response to U.S. withdrawal from the ABM treaty and to increase the Russian capability to overcome the U.S. missile defense systems, [1]: 25 [20] [2] [3] such as anti-ballistic missiles, etc. The Poseidon warhead can contaminate a large area with radiation.
A magnitude 7.6-7.7 earthquake struck near the coast of western Mexico on 19 September 2022. A tsunami about 1.75 m (5.7 ft) high was reported near the epicentre. [212] The tsunami was detected as far away as Ecuador, where tsunami waves as high as 12 cm (4.7 in) were observed. [213] 2023 Greenland 2023 Greenland landslide: Landslide
R-7 Semyorka intercontinental ballistic missile (USSR/Russia; Cold War) (NATO name SS-6 Sapwood) R-9 Desna intercontinental ballistic missile (USSR/Russia; Cold War) (NATO name SS-8 Sasin) R-11 Zemlya tactical ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) (NATO name SS-1b Scud) R-12 Dvina theatre ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) (NATO name SS-4 Sandal)
The missile is equipped with six warheads, each reportedly containing submunitions, [3] and has been described as highly difficult to intercept, though modern ballistic missile interceptors are designed to counter this type of system. [4] [5] Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh has identified the Oreshnik as a variant of the RS-26 ...
Large tsunamis have occurred in the US and will again. A magnitude 9.2 earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska caused damage and loss of life along the West Coast in 1964. More than 150 tsunamis have ...
The first operational surface-to-surface missile was the V-1 flying bomb, it was powered by a pulsejet engine. Contemporary surface-to-surface missiles are usually guided . An unguided surface-to-surface missile is usually referred to as a rocket (for example, an RPG-7 or M72 LAW is an anti-tank rocket ), whereas a BGM-71 TOW or AT-2 Swatter is ...
An official presentation shows that the missile starts from an inclined launcher using a detachable rocket booster. [14] Pavel Ivanov from VPK-news states that the cruise missile is one and a half to two times the size of the Kh-101, and the wings of the Burevestnik are rooted "on top of the fuselage, rather than below it like on the Kh-101 ...
2002 Guerrero earthquake – A M w 6.7 earthquake off the coast of Mexico failed to trigger country's earthquake warning system due to its extremely low peak acceleration. The near-trench earthquake ruptured the Guerrero Gap and may have generated an anomalously large tsunami. [17] 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami [18]