RS-28 SARMAT Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test-fired By Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his military had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a large nuclear payload.

Highlights:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his military had successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a large nuclear payload. Still, the Pentagon stated that the rocket did not constitute a significant threat to the United States. Russia's most powerful CBM, the RS-28 Sarmat, dubbed "Satan 2" " by NATO, is Russia's most powerful ICBM.

• It's a thermonuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile with a super-heavy payload.

• The Sarmat was planned to replace the Soviet-built Voevoda, designed in 1962 and contained three warheads.

• The Sarmat is 200 metric tonnes (220 tonnes) and has a more extended range, allowing it to fly across the North and South poles and strike targets anywhere on Earth.

• The Sarmat is equipped with a more significant number of more powerful nuclear weapons.