The statements of the Russian military about the ability of the US missile defense system to shoot down ICBMs in Russia on the 150th second of the flight, as well as the published data on the US missile defense's orientation toward Russia and China, highlighted the problem of the strategic balance of forces in the world.

According to the Russian military department, over the past 15 years, the US spent $ 130 billion on missile defense, writes the "Free Press". About 30 GBI (Ground-Based Interceptor) interceptors, 130 Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptors, and 150 THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area) missile systems deployed in the United States, Europe and the Asia- Defense). A certain number of anti-missiles deployed on US allied ships.

In the next five years, Washington plans to allocate for the defense of about $ 55 billion. As a result, by 2022 the US will have an advantage, which poses a serious threat to the Russian deterrence potential, Poznihir stressed..

As the Colonel of the Reserve, member of the Expert Council of the College of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Viktor Murakhovsky, told the Free Press, the given data are absolutely real. At the disposal of the United States, an integrated early detection system for ballistic missile launches, which allows calculating the parameters of their trajectory. The missile defense component deployed on the US mainland can actually shoot down Russian and Chinese ICBMs. The Russian armed forces take this danger into consideration when deploying our missiles.

At the same time, the expert emphasizes that in this case we are talking about the calculated data, which even under ideal conditions of the polygon are greatly corrected to a smaller extent. Another important point - all of the above applies to the operation of anti-missile defense systems. In such a case, it is possible to calculate the ballistic trajectory in advance from the data of satellites measuring the flight of ICBMs at several points, and with them predicting the ballistic trajectory with high accuracy. As soon as the combat unit begins to maneuver, all these calculations lose their meaning.

It must be understood that the anti-missile, unlike the ICBM, has a certain range of action. For example, the Russian supersystem S-400 knocks aerodynamic air targets at a distance of up to 400 km. The anti-missile system works, on average, at a distance of 50-60 kilometers. In order to intercept targets moving at a speed of 7-8 km / s, the anti-racket needs to have the appropriate dimensions. What is the US ground-based GBI anti-missile? Its length is an impressive 16.8 meters, the weight in running order is 12.7 tons. But even with such a missile, the border of intercepting ICBMs is only 120-150 km, the expert notes..

According to Murakhovsky, Russia is concerned not so much with the effectiveness of American anti-missiles, as the absence of any restrictions on the development of anti-missile systems.

Meanwhile, they are developing, and their opportunities are growing, creating a false impression among politicians that such systems can really protect the US from a retaliatory nuclear strike. It's about creating a false sense of security for politicians who individually decide to use military force, experts said.. And, as we see, in America, rather strange politicians are elected to the post of president and supreme commander-in-chief. That is why the Russian leadership is concerned about missile defense, Murakhovsky concluded..