Hans Kristensen Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Hans Kristensen We have never been in a nuclear war where escalation is about to happen and early-warning systems are poised to look for signs of surprise nuclear strikes. In such a scenario, a decision by a military power to launch a conventional attack - but the adversary expects and mistakenly interprets it as a nuclear attack - could contribute to an overreaction that escalates the crisis. Hans Kristensen tech Stealthy bombers equipped with numerous stealthy LRSOs would - in the eye of an adversary - be the perfect surprise attack weapon. Hans Kristensen tech It has all the fingerprints of typical Russian nuclear weapons storage sites, there is a heavy duty external perimeter of multilayered fencing. The bunkers themselves have triple fencing around them as well. These are typical features from all the other nuclear weapons storage sites that we know about in Russia. Hans Kristensen latest-headlines Its a site we have been monitoring for quite some time and there have been and there have been some upgrades in the past but nothing as dramatic as this one. This is the first time we’ve seen one of the nuclear bunkers being excavated and apparently renovated. Hans Kristensen latest-headlines We do n’t have a low-yield warhead on a long-range ballistic missile ; and we have never had that. Hans Kristensen latest-headlines A low-yield The Trident D5s warhead would be harder to defend against than a warhead delivered by a bomber or a cruise missile. Hans Kristensen latest-headlines That would require modifying a warhead and incorporating it into a cruise missile. The ship or attack submarine would then have to be upgraded with a nuclear-certified launch control system and communications, and the crew would have to be trained and certified to carry out the mission. Hans Kristensen latest-headlines On those two levels, they can achieve some real weight savings. Hans Kristensen top-news
