The 12 most dangerous weapons in Russia’s armoury (With Pictures)

10. Nudol Anti-Satellite Missile

So much of military communication relies on satellite connection, so what if you could shoot down your enemy’s satellites? That’s exactly what Russia has been wondering as they have created a missile dedicated to shooting down America’s satellites. Called the “Nudol,” this satellite has the rocket power to break through the atmosphere and destroy targets orbiting the planet.

Just this year, they successfully tested the missile, and it seems ready to go if needed. In March this year, US Air Force Lt. Gen. David J. Buck said that, “Russia views US dependency on space as an exploitable vulnerability, and they are taking deliberate actions to strengthen their counter-space capabilities.”

Theoretically, loss of US satellites will mean a huge drop in communication capabilities as well as a complete lack of GPS technology. Such a loss would be crippling for the US military, as former Pentagon official Mark Schneider: ‘The loss of GPS guidance due to [anti-satellite] attack would take out a substantial part of our precision weapons delivery capability and essentially all of our standoff capability.”