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Russia today “successfully” tested the new ICBMs. Vladimir Putin, who announced the event with relief, said it was called “Sarmatt” and “will make those who threaten Russia think.” According to the Moscow Defense Ministry, the missile is capable of “penetrating any existing or future defense system.”
The first heavy ICBM test of Sarmat today.
Plesetsk to Kura.
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– Dmitriy Stefanovic (KomissarWhipla) April 20 2022
It can affect the United States and Europe
Designed to replace the Soviet-designed Voyevoda, the Sarmat is the world’s heaviest ICBM known as the “Satan”. For this reason, one of them has already renamed him the “Second Demon”. Launched from the Plesetsk base, 800 km north of Moscow, the missile flew over most of the vast Russian territory to hit the Kura polygon, in the Kamchatka region, in the Far East.
Putin, congratulating the armed forces, said that “this weapon will not have a counterpart in the world for a long time,” according to reports from TASS. The missile is capable of hitting a target in Europe, but also in the United States. This is the first in a series of tests that will be conducted in the coming months.
Usage: Testing is routine, not a threat
Russia’s re-test of ICBMs is not a “threat”. The Pentagon said it was a “routine” operation. The United States has been informed, under international agreements, that Russia plans to test an ICBM prior to its launch today. This was told by two US defense officials to CNN.