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Rows of nuclear weapons belonging to BRICS member countries. Photos/Illustrations
JAKARTA – BRICS is an acronym for five countries which are the leading developing countries in the world. They are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (South Africa).
In fact, the BRICS is not a security alliance like NATO. Even so, the existence of Russia, China and India which are representatives of the world’s nuclear powers makes the military power of this organization cannot be underestimated.
The following is a row of nuclear weapons belonging to BRICS members
1.Russian RS-28 Sarmat missile
Photo: The Barrent Observer
This missile is named Satan II by NATO and has been in development since 2018. This intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has a terrible capability because it is claimed to be able to penetrate all defense systems.
In addition, the Sarmat is capable of carrying a payload of 10 tonnes with a wide choice of warheads. This warhead can be combined with a variety of payloads such as countermeasures or hypersonic glide vehicle warheads.
The Sarmat can also carry up to 10 large warheads or 16 smaller warheads
This missile has a speed of about 16,000 kilometers per hour. With its speed, this missile is predicted to be able to eliminate England within 6 minutes.
2. Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) China
Foto: Military Leak
In fact, China has so many Dongfeng missiles or DF for short. One of them is the Dongfeng-41 intercontinental ballistic missile.
This missile is capable of reaching a distance of up to 14 thousand km and can carry 10 independent nuclear warheads
This allows it to hit any part of the world and makes it the longest-range missile in the world.
3. India’s Agni-V missile
Photo: Hindustan Times
The intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which was developed by the India Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 2008, conducted its first test run in April 2012.
This missile has a range of 5,000 kilometers and a maximum altitude of 600 kilometers.
Having a length of 17.5 meters with a diameter of 2 meters, and having a launch mass of 50 thousand kilograms, Agni-V is capable of loading 10 thousand kilograms of nuclear.
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