Russia may supply the Strategic Missile Forces with a new combat railway missile system (BJRK) “Barguzin” within three to five years. This requires the adoption of an appropriate decision by the country's leadership, said in an interview with RIA Novosti an expert in the field of strategic weapons, veteran of the Strategic Missile Forces Vladimir Evseev.
Deployment of BZHRK would be the most effective response to the growth of NATO military bases near Russian borders, he said, it is only necessary to make a decision to resume its development. According to the expert, the country's leadership froze the project, counting on the extension of the START-3 treaty, another reason was the lack of funds for the BZHRK.
I believe, what deployment “Barguzina” would be the most effective response to a strategic threat, which is entailed by the growth of NATO military bases near the Russian borders ... In my opinion, to create a prototype rocket, flight tests and testing of various systems will take about 3-5 years, for a missile system, this is a very short time
– said Evseev, adding, what by its characteristics “the new BZHRK was significantly superior to its predecessor – BJRK “Well done”.
The expert is convinced, that the BZHRK is much more effective than mobile ground missile systems “Topol M” and “yars”, who need to go into the field area and turn around to launch, what makes them vulnerable.
IN “fellow” the missile was too heavy, not fit in a regular carriage, what was an unmasking sign, and “Barguzine” applied “lightweight” rocket, which is included in a regular carriage, BZHRK can launch on any section of the railway
– he said.
Recall, that about the beginning of work on the project of the combat railway missile system (BJRK) “Barguzin” The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced in 2012 year, at 2014 a rocket was chosen for him “yars”, and at the end 2017 years had passed a message, that the project is closed. As the Russian media wrote, development was postponed indefinitely. However, it was reported, that the project has been fully developed, also successfully carried out throw tests of missiles for the complex. Later information appeared, that the resumption of work on it is possible when the military-political situation changes.
The development of the new BZHRK was carried out by the Moscow Institute of Heat Engineering, considering the experience of creating his predecessor – BZHRK with a rocket “Well done” (RT-23 UTTH, by NATO classification – SS-24 “Scalpel”)”.
During the Soviet Union, the Strategic Missile Forces had three divisions, which included four BZHRKs “Well done”. In this way, twelve “nuclear trains” carried 36 missiles, each of which carried 10 warheads. Utilization of BZHRK took place in 2003-2006 years.
