News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Silicon Valley Money Men Are Buzzing About Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Parent comment

Re:Silicon Valley Money Men Are Buzzing About Robert F. Kenn... by chrysler on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:08PM (#36788697)
>> Regarding the Stinger Missile Defense System the US provided Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger, it is capable of carrying nuclear warheads that could hit Moscow in single digit minutes from the Ukrainian border.

I see from your link that Stinger is a light shoulder-fired weapon that has a warhead of 3 kg and range of 8 km. How should that carry a nuclear warhead to Moscow?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Silicon Valley Money Men Are Buzzing About Robert F. Kenn... by lowkey on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @03:37PM (#36792015)
It doesn't. I was mistaken. Apologies, I'm not an expert on arms capabilities and I mixed up my arms in haste.

Ukraine does now have French SCALP cruise missiles that are nuclear capable, with a stated range of 160 miles (250kms) - not enough to decapitate Moscow, but close enough to be pretty threatening. [0]

[0] https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2005-05/ukraine-admits-missi...

[ Parent | on HN ]