In the second half of April 2000, Russia ratified the agreement on an absolute ban on all kinds of nuclear weapons tests.In today's world, the Cold War is no longer a big deal, and there is no particular need for a strategic arms.Nevertheless, they are not abandoned completely, and armed Russia has the world's most powerful rocket class "surface-to-air" P-36M, which in the West gave a terrible name "Satan".
Description ballistic missile
world's most powerful rocket R-36M was put into service in 1975.In 1983 he was put into the development of an upgraded version of the missile - R-36M2, which was titled "Voivod".New Model R-36M2 is considered the most powerful in the world.Its weight reaches two hundred tons, and it is comparable except that the statue of Liberty.The missile has a tremendous destructive power: the launch of a missile division will have the same effect as thirteen thousand atomic bombs similar to those dropped on Hiroshima.In addition, the most powerful nuclear missile will be ready to start in a few seconds even after many years of conservation complex.
Features R-36M2
R-36M2 has only ten function homing warheads, each with a capacity of 750 kt.To make it clearer how strong is the destructive power of these weapons, you can compare it with the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.Its capacity was only 13-18 kilotons.The most powerful Russian missile has a range of 11,000 kilometers.R-36M2 - a rocket, based in the mine, and it is now in service with Russia.
most powerful ballistic missile
intercontinental missile "Satan" has a weight of 211 tons.It runs mortar start and has a two-stage ignition.Solid in the first stage and liquid fuel - to the second.In view of this particular missile designers have made some changes, which resulted in the mass start missiles remained the same, vibration loads occurring at the start, were down, and energy potential increases.Ballistic missile "Satan" has the following dimensions: length - 34.6 meters in diameter - 3 m.This is a very powerful weapon, combat load of missiles from 8.8 to 10 tons, the possibility launcher has a range of up to 16 thousand kilometers.
This is the perfect set of missile defense, which has independent from each other independently targetable warheads and decoys system."Satan" P-36M as the world's most powerful rocket, relating to the class "surface-to-air", listed in the Guinness Book of Records.Creator is a powerful weapon M. Yangel.The main purpose of the design bureau under his leadership was the development of diverse missiles that would be capable of performing a variety of functions and have more destructive power.Judging by the characteristics of the missiles, they coped with their task.
Why «Satan»
missile system created by Soviet designers and in service with Russia, "Satan" called Americans.In 1973, at the time of the first test, the missile was the most powerful ballistic system, incomparable with any nuclear weapons at the time.After the creation of "Satan" the Soviet Union could no longer worry about weapons.The first version of the missile was labeled with the SS-18, only 80 years has developed a modified version of the R-36M2 "Voivod".Against this weapon can not do anything even modern American missile defense system.In 1991, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, in the KB "South" was drafted fifth-generation missile system "Icarus" R-36M3, but it has not been established.
now heavy rockets are the fifth generation in Russia.In this weapon will be invested the most innovative scientific and technological achievements.But you need to have time before the end of 2014, because at that time will the imminent cancellation of more reliable, but outdated "governor."At the tactical and technical requirements, coordinated by the Ministry of Defence and the producer of the future of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the new complex will be put into service in 2018.The creation of the rocket will be engaged in the Makeev Rocket Center in the Chelyabinsk region.Experts argue that the new missile system guaranteed to be able to overcome any missile defense, including space shock echelon.
carrier rocket Falcon Heavy
Elon Musk (Elon Musk), Chief Designer and CEO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), April 6 presented Finishing specifications and launch date has called the world's most powerful carrier rocket Falcon Heavy.This media is the most powerful space rocket around the world, second only to the lunar-duty rocket Saturn V. The new booster - a completely new opportunity for the government and for the launch of commercial applications.The first launch of Falcon Heavy is planned for 2014 and will be implemented from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral.
main objective of the two-stage rocket Falcon Heavy is the conclusion to the orbit of satellites and interplanetary spacecraft weighing over 53 tons.That is actually the medium may raise the orbit of the earth fully loaded airliner "Boeing" with the crew, luggage, passengers and full fuel tanks.The first stage of the rocket comprises three blocks, each of which has nine motors.In the US Congress debated and likely to create even more powerful missiles that could be put into orbit 70-130 tons of payload.Representatives of the company SpaceX agreed to the development and creation of a missile to be able to perform a large number of missions to Mars manned control.
Conclusion
Speaking generally about modern nuclear weapons, it can rightly be called the peak of strategic weapons.Modified nuclear complex, in particular the most powerful missile in the world, capable of hitting targets at a great distance, while missile defense can not seriously affect the course of events.If the US or Russia will decide to use its nuclear arsenal for its intended purpose, it will lead to absolute destruction of these countries, or perhaps even the entire civilized world.
