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First ICBM used in any war??? (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 week ago

Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at Ukraine for the first time on Thursday morning, Kyiv’s air force said.

Kyiv’s air force said

[-] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 39 points 1 week ago

Ah yes, the same impeccably reliable source that gave us the Ghost of Kiev.

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago

And the NK soldiers.

[-] Vertraumir@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 week ago
[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's more of a technically than anything else. Yes, Russia has missiles classified as IRBMs that have a shorter range than ICBMs, but they still have very similar capabilities to ICBMs in terms of Multiple Re-entry Vehicles and being nuclear armed.

[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago

Inter Rontinental Ballistic Missile?

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

IRBM = Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile. A ballistic missile with a range between 3000-5500km. That's how it's been defined in all the missile treaties.

[-] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago

If not, it should be

[-] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Rybar aren't always the most reliable. Anyway, i'm not remotely qualified to speak on these things so i'll leave it to the experts to judge, and in the meantime wait for some official confirmation before jumping to conclusions.

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