According to a computer simulation in a program broadcast in late April on the Russian state channel Russia-1, Russia has a missile that takes only 200 seconds to destroy the French capital, Paris, in the bombing of the latest generation of nuclear warheads.
But what is true in all this?
The French newspaper Liberation tried to respond to this, which at first revealed that the guests of this program, among whom were members of the Russian parliament, editors and columnists of the newspapers, boasted of Moscow's striking capabilities against possible enemies of Russia. and Ukrainian supporters.
The French newspaper notes that the guests commented on the graphic displayed on the screen in front of them, which showed the orange trajectory on the European map with the capitals of NATO member countries as points where shells could fall.
The paper notes, in a report by its author Alexander Horn, that according to translations made by CheckNews, a member of the Russian Parliament (Duma) Alexei Zhuravlev acted with great enthusiasm promoting the use of the latest generation of these missiles known as "Sarmat , Which some media call "Satan 2".
Kremlin war rhetoric
As for the time it takes for this ballistic missile to reach European capitals, if launched from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland, the map shows that the flight time to Berlin is 106 seconds, to Paris it only takes 200 and in London can arrive in 202 seconds.
Commenting on the above, the newspaper emphasizes that the presentation of such information, which has been declared by Russian state television, is not an isolated case, but an integral part of the Kremlin's war rhetoric on the nuclear threat. In another show, Margarita Simonian, who is close to the Kremlin and runs several Russian news outlets such as Russia Today and Sputnik, said that, before losing, "a nuclear attack is likely to end everything." it happens in the end […] Even if it seems terrible to me, I understand, on the other hand, that our destiny will be paradise and others will simply die ", she said.
Liberation ka hedhur poshtë pretendimin se raketa Sarmat mund të godasë Parisin në 200 sekonda, sepse është ende në fazën e testimit. Nisja e parë provë u bë më 20 prill të vitit të kaluar, kështu që raketa nuk është ende gati për lëshim. Testi i fundit nuk lidhet drejtpërdrejt me konfliktin në Ukrainë, pasi zhvillimi i këtij sistemi të ri ka vazhduar prej disa vitesh.
Gazeta vuri në dukje se deklaratat e zyrtarëve rusë në fund të vitit 2021, të publikuara nga agjencia ruse e lajmeve Interfax, kishin zbuluar tashmë qëllimin e Moskës për të kryer teste të ardhshme të raketës Sarmat. Agjencia tregoi se qëllimi i deklaruar është prodhimi i serisë së parë të kësaj rakete balistike për përdorim operacional deri në fund të vitit 2022.
“Idetë e gabuara” ruse
Benjamin Gravisse, një ekspert për ushtrinë ruse dhe arsenalin e saj, mohoi gjithashtu akuzat e transmetuara nga kanali rus dhe “keqkuptimet” që ai promovoi për Sarmat-in. Në një sërë postimesh në Twitter ai theksoi se kjo raketë edhe nëse është gati për lëshim nuk ka infrastrukturën e nevojshme për lëshim, veçanërisht nga enklava e Kaliningradit. Për më tepër, ky ekspert u tall me mënyrën se si duhet koha e specifikuar që një predhë e tillë të godasë Parisin, duke thënë se nuk ka të bëjë me realitetin, sepse as instalimi i kokave bërthamore nuk mund të bëhet në më pak se gjashtë minuta, tha ai.
In fact, even without the Sarmatian deployment, Russia has a diversified and highly effective nuclear arsenal that it can use to attack Paris without any problems. The country could use intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from its land, either from a submarine or even from an airplane, according to the French newspaper.
But how long will it last? The paper says this is difficult to predict, as scenarios vary depending on the type of missile used and the region from which it was launched. Promoters of these "supernatural" Russian weapons must not forget that Russia's target countries also have nuclear weapons, especially France and Britain, and that an attack on any NATO member will inevitably lead to a backlash. from the United States.