A Russian official said Friday that an advanced Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system, known as Sarmat, has been placed on combat duty.
“The Sarmat strategic system has assumed combat alert posture,” said Yury Borisov, the head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. Russian President Vladimir Putin said in February that the Sarmat system would be deployed this year.
The Sarmat was made to replace older ICBMS and is believed to be Russia’s most powerful missile. Nicknamed in the West as “Satan 2,” the Sarmat can pack a huge nuclear payload and has a range of about 11,000 miles. Russian officials say the Sarmat can carry up to 15 nuclear warheads using multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVS).
“Based on experts’ estimates, the RS-28 Sarmat is capable of delivering a MIRVed warhead weighing up to 10 tons to any location worldwide both over the North and South Poles,” TASS reported.
According to RT, Putin has previously said Russia had to develop the Sarmat “after the US reneged on its commitment not to build” anti-ballistic missile systems.
In 2002, the George W. Bush administration withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems Treaty, which had been in effect since 1972. The idea of the treaty was to limit anti-ballistic missile systems so the two powers would not feel compelled to produce new nuclear weapons.
Cool, and ho-hum. We have lots of nukes too.
Everybody wins!
WWWIV will be fought with sticks and stones.
the difference is Russia has HYPERSONIC nukes – of which the US has NO defense against….. while Russia also has missile defense systems decades more advanced than the already proven fail of the US’s patriot missile systems…
Oh dude, the US has no defense against Russias regular old nukes. Sure we could maybe with a bit of luck knock out 20 or 30 of them but the other 2000? I was born during the Cuban missile crisis so my whole life nuclear Armageddon has always been on the menu. We might maybe stand a chance against North Korea maybe even China but Russia, simply not a chance
A difference which makes no difference is no difference. Unless submarine-launched nukes disappear, and they’re not going to, it’s still Mutual Assured Destruction.
Russia birthing Satan 2s? Anyone feeling envious? Is Nuland birthing Satan 3s for us? …Those are Bolton’s baby Satans? Sorry, I’m just an old man with old biology. Doing away with all nuclear treaties by our Presidents exceeded my expectations, but more importantly–Satan’s! (Back to the Future Sarcasm)
Now for sure Ukraine and the entire world will surrender to Russia. 🤣
Says the fascist scum who apparently thinks nuclear wars are winnable and that their will be “sides” if a general nuclear exchange is ever initiated.
DJ you must be on the sauce early today, no?
Can’t say I blame em considering the circumstances. Ugh.
And to think, thirty years ago, we seemed headed for an era of peace and plenty. But that wouldn’t have matched the powers that be’s need for an economy of industrial militarism, would it?
Another step on the descent to the abyss.
US expects their actions should not be followed by a re-action…!
Boy, weren’t they wrong…?!
That means all of the world’s nukes are on combat alert. Or still on combat alert. Hard to remember why we are on the brink. Must be something important.
As a response to Pentagon rats sending depleted uranium munitions with their pos Abrams tanks, I’d say Kremlin’s response is pathetic.
“Russian Official Says Sarmat Advanced Nuclear Missile System on Combat Duty – Known by NATO as ‘Satan 2,’ Russian officials say the Sarmat can carry up to 15 nuclear warheads”
JOEY BIDEN DID THAT
FJB