“This weapon will have no equal in the world for a long time,” he threatened Wladimir Putinwhich the Russian Ministry of Defense congratulated, the TASS announcement goes through: the Russia has successfully tested a new one ICBM ballistic missilethat Sarmat or satan 2, capable of “penetrating any existing or future missile defense system”. For Putin, the new missile will give Russia security guarantees and “give food for thought to those who, in the heat of frenetic and aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country. A clear message to the international community, but also to the Russian public. “Of course said Putin, emphasizing that the launcher will be made entirely in Russia this will simplify the mass production of the complex by defense industry companies and speed up its transfer to the arsenal of strategic missile forces.” And so the Kremlin also turned to Russian industrialists who were concerned about the blockade of hightech components wanted by the West.
THE START
The launch took place at 3:12 p.m. local time from the Plesetsk base, 800 kilometers north of Moscow, and, again according to the Kremlin: “It was the first of a planned series, and once the plan is finalized the Sarmat missile system will enter service with the Kicking Strategic Missile Forces ». The first missiles are intended to replace the R36M2 Voevoda at the Krasnoyarsk base in central Siberia. Yesterday, Satan 2 flew over much of Russia’s vast territory to hit the Kura missile test site in the Kamchatka region of the Far East. Time required: 15 minutes for 5,450 kilometers or all of Russia. The video shows the huge 115foot rocket being launched from an underground silo, igniting a huge ball of fire. Putin had announced the preparation of the new weapon and sent a message to the United States: “Now listen to us” in his famous speech to the chambers on March 1, 2018, less than three weeks before the presidential election that confirmed him. And so the US now shows no surprise.
SARMAT
The new ICBM is equipped with thermonuclear weapons. With liquid fuel it weighs 200 tons and is reportedly capable of unleashing twelve large thermonuclear warheads with yields of up to 750 kilotons. The Hiroshima atomic bomb was about 15 kilotons. The Sarmat or Satan 2 can also deliver the new Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV). Avangard’s high speed, low trajectory, and inflight maneuverability could become immune to interception by the American Thaad shield system simply by resorting to a trajectory that passes over the Earth’s South Pole, an area undetected by any device, early warning radar, or Defensive is covered missile system. With a range of over 18,000 kilometers, the Sarmat can complete an orbital flight in an hour, hitting targets on the other side of the planet from unexpected directions. And it’s capable of destroying an entire country like France. Serial production of the RS28 Sarmat missile would have started in 2020, two years after Putin’s announcement, but the weapon was developed from 2011 to replace the previous R36M.
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