Russia and the United States have the vast majority of strategic nuclear weapons in the world. The two sides have signed the New Strategic Weapon Reduction Treaty, which not only limits the number of nuclear warheads, but also defines the scale of the delivery platform. The New S

Russia and the United States have the vast majority of strategic nuclear weapons in the world. The two sides have signed the " New Strategic Weapons Treaty ", which not only limits the number of nuclear warheads , but also defines the scale of the delivery platform. The "New Strategic Weapons Treaty" is the only nuclear disarmament agreement between Russia and the United States. There was originally an "Intermediate-Future Treaty". The United States had completely abolished the treaty during the Trump era. Therefore, the United States is also developing medium-range missiles and plans to deploy them in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Both Russia and the United States have intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles. Compared with the United States, the nuclear missile has more complex varieties.

Just on April 20, Russia once again showed its sharp fangs. Russia carried out a test launch of the Salmat intercontinental ballistic missile, and conducted a test launch of 1/3 of the range that day. According to news released by Russia, Salmat took off from the space launch site and hit the target of the Kamchatka Peninsula shooting range located in Russia's Far East. Russian President Putin congratulated the Salmat nuclear missile test and declared that no defensive force could intercept Russia's Salmat ballistic missile. The maximum takeoff weight of the Salmat ballistic missile using the liquid rocket engine is 200 tons, which is a behemoth. The maximum takeoff weight of the Y-20 large military transport aircraft is 220 tons. This shows that Russia's Salmat ballistic missile is quite huge.

Just when the Russian army tested the intercontinental ballistic missile , the US Air Force's WC-135W nuclear reconnaissance aircraft was approaching. According to aviation control information, the US Air Force's WC-135W nuclear reconnaissance aircraft conducted a close-up reconnaissance operation on April 20. Judging from the flight trajectory of the WC-135W, it was a test-fire targeting Russia's Salmat nuclear missile. 202204318/Global Defense Observation/Ali, the United States has always suspected that Russia is conducting nuclear tests for subcritical , so it will use the WC-135W nuclear reconnaissance aircraft to approach Russia for detection. WC-135W is a platform for detection by collecting dust particles in the air. If subcritical nuclear tests for , nuclear dust will also occur. Therefore, the United States is trying to collect evidence through WC-135W reconnaissance activities.

In fact, the US Air Force not only used WC-135W nuclear reconnaissance aircraft to operate in Europe, but also used two RC-135S missile observation reconnaissance aircraft to operate in the airspace near the Russian Far East. According to aviation control information, the numbers of the RC-135S dispatched by the US Air Force are 61-2663 and 62-4183 respectively. These two RC-135S are often deployed at the Ryukyu Kadena Base, so they are often photographed by aviation enthusiasts. In fact, the US Air Force has only 2 RC-135S missile observation reconnaissance aircraft. On April 20, it was "dispatched in full" and rushed to the airspace near the Russian Far East. It watched the test launch of Russia's Salmat ballistic missile. This shows that the US military's intelligence is accurate, so Moscow should be vigilant.

Russia's Salmat is an intercontinental ballistic missile deployed using underground wells, but it was still "catched by the United States during its test launch. Therefore, Russia cannot underestimate the intelligence collection ability of the United States. The US Air Force dispatched reconnaissance aircraft from both sides at the same time, and watched the test launch of Russia's ballistic missile , so that it can master the missiles of the Russian Salmat ballistic missile The characteristics of the track are quite dangerous for Russia, because the United States can provide reference materials for the ballistic missile defense system . The US military not only has the onlookers of WC-135W and RC-135S reconnaissance aircraft, but also has observations of the land-based Aegis anti-missile system, THAAD system and GBI land-based anti-missile system early warning system, and should be vigilant about the US intelligence collection capabilities.