Michael Duitsman
@DuitsmanMS
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Research Associate @CNS_Updates. Rocket propulsion and radiological security (usually not at the same time). Opinions my own. Faves/RTs ≠ endorsements
Monterey, CA
Joined August 2015
You can see in the videos that the first four impacts are large - there appear to be groups of objects impacting almost simultaneously. The last two impacts appear to be discrete, single objects. It's possible that these last two are packages that failed to deploy submunitions.
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The packages each contain six kinetic impactors, which impact in a cluster around the target, similar to a shotgun. It's very similar to the 'rods from god' concept - damage is inflicted on the target by the kinetic energy of the impactors, rather than by conventional explosives.
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We believe that a conventionally-armed Oreshnik carries six 'packages' rather than traditional re-entry vehicles. A bus/post-boost vehicle probably controls the final targeting of the packages (aligning each one to impact a precise target, like a modern ICBM).
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Seeing potentially credible reports of a new Oreshnik launch against Ukraine tonight.
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Church of the Holy Saviour of Getting Shot in the Foot While Your Parachute is Stuck on a Church Steeple.
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Pictures from my current vacation, in no particular order: Cross. Gun.
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Looks like there's been a series of potentially major earthquakes near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and the nuclear submarine base at Vilyuchinsk.
Very strong #earthquake of magnitude 7.8 just reported 145 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia - info,...:
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I will be in Europe at the time, but otherwise I would be there!
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I shouldn't need to say this, but murdering people is bad.
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