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Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Nuclear missile train at its final destination

In February 1983, a rail-based missile system entered trial service in the Soviet Union.

Equipped with the RT-23 solid-fuel missile, the trains were able to stealthily travel more than 1,000 km (622 miles) a day, and launch missiles from any stop en route.

One regiment comprised a train consisting of three diesel locomotives and 17 cars, including nine flat cars with three missile launchers. The system was to become the core of a retaliation strike group because of its high survival potential in the event of an enemy first strike.

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