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Russia tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Putin says has no peer

Sarmat is a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile which Russia is expected to deploy with 10 or more warheads

Reuters April 20, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs the supervisory board meeting of the presidential forum "Russia - Land of Opportunity" at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 20, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

LONDON:

Russia said on Wednesday it had test-launched its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow's enemies something to think about.

Putin was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.

"The new complex has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defence. It has no analogues in the world and won't have for a long time to come," Putin said.

"This truly unique weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our armed forces, reliably ensure Russia's security from external threats and provide food for thought for those who, in the heat of frenzied aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country."

The Sarmat is a new heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile which Russia is expected to deploy with 10 or more warheads on each missile, according to the US Congressional Research Service.

It has been under development for years and so its test-launch is not a surprise for the West, but it comes at a moment of extreme geopolitical tension due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

COMMENTS (1)

test | 2 years ago | Reply US Congressional Research Service Only fool can or will trust anything from Jewnited Snakes of America. They are just doing this to tell their european partners to focus more on war and high tech weapons to counter russian aggression. That s it. Even if the missile really exists there is no purpose of hiding or not showing to the rest of the world. If you have weapons then test them on your opponents. Just to tell them that you can destroy them whenever you want to. Overall i will be 100 enjoying the fighting between the US and Russia. And it was US plan to mess the whole situation of ukraine and as a result EU was forced to step in to counter Russia. Why US did this to Ukraine Simple because he wanted to take EU away from China and Russia which were the largest trading partners of EU. Russia no longer largest trading partner but China is still. How long cannot say. Now US is sitting happy and saying Mission Successfully Accomplished . This is how US ruled the whole world divide and conquer . Better learn it or your defeat at the hand of US is inevitable. US feared that China wants to create Yuan as global reserved currency and failure to do so will force China to shift from Dollar to Euro so will the whole asia and africa which will ultimately destroy the rule of dollar and will create global financial hegemony of Euro and the crash of jewnited snakes of america. But now things are different as US has successfully made EU an enemy of Russia by using his puppets in Europe. I think they will try to do this to China but not sure when

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