“It is truly a unique weapon that will increase the military potential of our armed forces, protect Russia from external threats and make those who try to threaten our country with wild and aggressive rhetoric think twice,” he explained.
The weapon feared by Western countries is nicknamed “Satan 2”.
An “invincible” Damocles bomb
“I emphasize that only domestically manufactured assemblies, components and parts were used to create Sarmat,” the Russian leader said on TV. According to him, this fifth-generation heavy ballistic missile is capable of “outsmarting all modern anti-aircraft systems.” This weapon is part of a series of other missiles presented by Vladimir Putin as “invincible” in 2018.
In 2019, Vladimir Putin claimed that the Sarmat, which weighs more than 200 tons, has “virtually no range limitation” and that it is capable of “aiming at targets crossing the North Pole as well as the South Pole”.
Can destroy a state
It was NATO who called him “Satan 2”. With a range of more than 11,000 kilometers before detonating, it is the largest intercontinental nuclear missile ever developed. According to authorities and Russian media, it could destroy an area the size of France or Texas.