a Quasi-NEET interested in all things military. Current focus on all things nuclear.https://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3m2bvxfctyc22Back in the late Soviet era there was work being done on an APS for silos (specifically R-36M2 silos). This system used "shotguns" with tungsten rods to defeat enemy RVs in lower atmosphere. It was successfully tested against RVs (Baikonur -> Kamchatka track) in late 80s.03 Oct 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bvxfctyc22https://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3m224v4aa7s24So, is CENTCOM going to be the first to ever use nuclear armed ICBMs in a real armed conflict?30 Sep 2025 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m224v4aa7s24https://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lzxmywnbts2yIt is amusing how instead of constructively engaging the proponents of the "Putin is in a bunker" narrative have blocked me when I challenged it. It is what it is 🤷‍♂️29 Sep 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxmywnbts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lvvzajtbac2wA random thought. Let’s say that you are a Russian planner, you know that a lot of your SSBNs and TELs are on in base alert in a relatively normal situation. You know that there is a LoW policy. So, what is your target set for those RVs in a LoW scenario?08 Aug 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvzajtbac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lv3vr2ycjk2x@massiasthanos.bsky.social by the way, do you have any good data on the proposed USAF/SAC B-747 airborne command post, back in the early E-4 days?29 Jul 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv3vr2ycjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lurnhc5pwc2uSo how would Soviet nuclear forces operate in the 1980s (say 1987)? 1/1325 Jul 2025 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurnhc5pwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lupuvbiqx22dFound in an old report.24 Jul 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupuvbiqx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lupasizjsk2lOld ideas that are popular again :)24 Jul 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupasizjsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3luk47ef26s2fOne of the more common concerns during the cold war regarding the US NC3 equipment would seem to be it's reliance on it's elements on external power supplies, particularly in communications infrastructure, with leased civilian lines.22 Jul 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3luk47ef26s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3luhsoxfjes2xThis is more or less the vibes I am getting from my current research on the US and Soviet NC3 history. It is quite sad that US did not pursue DUCC/DUSC (or SCCs).21 Jul 2025 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhsoxfjes2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3ltyra7o7vs2lA historic question. I have seen a claim made that SAC HQ had a near real-time data on the status of it's forces. Yet in other places (ie description of REACT) it appears that the automated C3 interface was receive only. Was the polling done manually, ie over phone?15 Jul 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltyra7o7vs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lshhocxbhc2hDid you know that until 2009 there was a treaty between Russia and Ukraine, one of the terms of which was that Russia would provide early warning system data to Ukraine?25 Jun 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshhocxbhc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/krakek.bsky.social/post/3lsb7rsxlis25To do a palette cleanser from all the Iranian content... Here is some activity at the well known COG/COOP sites! Starting with Site-R (aka "Raven Rock"), northern part (2020-2024), a possible new portal (ie expanding ventilation for generators/aircon) 1/623 Jun 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:vvpn2kik7sdzde5odbbvz3xc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsb7rsxlis25