STRATDELA Issue #23
This will be fast, I promise.
Strategic offensive weapons
B-21 flew
Sarmat did not
Minuteman-III delivered MIRV payload
Chinese continue their ICBM stuff
DPRK also continue perfecting ICBMs
Brits have issues with SSBNs
Topol’ is history
#Hyperhype
Kinzhal remains the only operationally used hypersonic weapon
More Tsirkon platforms enter service
DF-27 is a thing
V-MaX tested
LRHW still not tested
Iranians actively joining the fun
Rotating air-breathers?
Post-INF
Every US armed service seems to get a GLCM
Moratorium stands
Missile defense and military space
Limited progress in missile defenses, but groundwork being laid
Commercial space becoming militarized
Non-destructive interference becoming normalized
Prevention of arms race in outer space facing serious challenges
Arms control, diplomacy and signalling
New START suspended
CTBT de-ratified
US puts something arms control-ish on the table
Russia shows no interest in compartmentalization
China seems more ready to discuss arms control
P5 still alive
Russian expert discussion on nuclear use probably the most intensive in decades
US Strategic Posture Review suggests dramatic future
Music
Everybody dance. And mosh!
End notes
Thank you for staying with us in 2023. Stay sane, stay safe!