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The RS-28 Sarmat (Russian: РС-28 Сармат, named after the Sarmatians; NATO reporting name: SS-X-29 or SS-X-30), often colloquially referred to as Satan II by media outlets, is a three-stage Russian silo-based, liquid-fueled, HGV-capable and FOBS-capable super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced by the Makeyev Rocket ...
Apr 21, 2022 · LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - In a show of strength two months into its assault on Ukraine, Russia test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile which President Vladimir...
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Mar 7, 2024 · The ICBM force has been declining in number for three decades, and Russia claims to be 88 percent of the way through a modernization program to replace all Soviet-era missiles with newer types on a less-than-one for-one basis (Krasnaya Zvezda 2023).
Sep 2, 2023 · Russia's newest nuclear weapons system — the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, known in the West as "Satan II" — is now operational, a top Moscow official said. It will replace a ...
Oct 5, 2023 · LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia has successfully tested its new Burevestnik missile. What is it and why does it matter?
Oct 6, 2023 · President Vladimir Putin has said Russia successfully completed the testing of a new nuclear-powered strategic missile and could revoke its ratification of a nuclear test ban treaty, raising...
Oct 5, 2023 · Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia has successfully carried out a test of a new generation of nuclear-powered cruise missile. State news agency RIA Novosti quoted Putin as...
