Kaliningrad, Moscow thinks to strengthen Iskander's presence in response to US maneuvers in Poland.
The missile brigades of the Western District equipped with the missiles Iskander-M (CEP of 10 meters), make permanent rotations on Kaliningrad. Iskander is a high precision ballistic system optimized for use at close range. Those in rotation in Kaliningrad have an extended range of 500 / 550 km: they would be able to hit Germany. Capable of a maximum speed of 7mila km / h, the Iskander in the terminal phase of the flight relies on an optoelectronic driving, making abrupt maneuvers to evade the air defenses and releasing baits to deceive the enemy radar. The missiles can be launched in 16 minutes and in four minutes in case of operational readiness. The second missile (internal version only) can be launched in less than 50 seconds. Kaliningrad is the fortress of Moscow in Europe, designed to strike the heart of NATO and to make maximum losses to a preventive Alliance attack. Isolated from Russia if not by sea (in case of conflict the rail links would be unreliable), Kaliningrad is a giant launching platform for ballistic and strategic missiles.
Franco Iacch