Putin Screwed Up - Ukraine built about 600 of Russia's ICBMs carrying about 5000 nuclear bombs and Ukraine can Give Codes to NATO and Cripple Russia's Nuclear Capability

The R-36 (Russian: Р-36) to SS 18 Satan is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launch vehicles designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Some versions of the R-36M were deployed with 10 warheads and up to 40 penetration aids and the missile's high throw-weight made it theoretically capable of carrying more warheads or penetration aids.

Development of the R-36 was begun by OKB-586 (Yuzhnoye) in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine in 1962, and built upon the work of the R-16 program. The Chief Designer was Mikhail Yangel.

In March 2006 Russia made an agreement with Ukraine that will regulate cooperation between the two countries on maintaining the R-36M2 missiles. It was reported that the cooperation with Ukraine will allow Russia to extend the service life of the R-36M2 missiles by at least ten to 28 years.

Ukraine built the guidance and control systems for Russian ICBM's carrying about 5000 nuclear bombs and they still have the service and maintenance agreement.

So two big Soviet era mistakes come back to bite Putin
1. Do not give up Crimea if you want to keep it
2. Do not have key military systems made in Ukraine if there is any chance that the USSR breaks up

The key information and people can leave and still hold Russia's nuclear capability hostage even if Russia takes all of Ukraine. Like Von Bron being able to help the American rocket program. It also would be like the designer of the Enigma code machine spilling secrets. It is information and knowledge and not a factory.




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