Russia announced on Friday that it had put its nuclear-capable Satan II ICBMs into combat service for the first time.
The missile, also known as the Sarmat, and classified as a “superweapon” by Russia, was introduced in 2018 and was scheduled to be deployed for combat by the end of 2022.
“The Sarmat strategic complex has been placed on combat duty,” Yury Borisov, head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency, said in a media appearance organized by the Russian Knowledge Society, the state news service TASS reported.
The Sarmat – or Satan II – missile will replace the old Soviet-era Voyevoda ICBM, known by the NATO designation SS-18 Satan, which has been in Russia’s arsenal since 1988.
With an estimated range of between 6,200 and 11,800 miles, Satan II has the capacity to deliver a 10-ton payload containing 10 to 15 nuclear warheads at a time to any location in the world.
After a successful test launch of Satan II last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted that Satan II had no competition and would make Russia’s enemies “think twice” before making threats.
Russia announced on Friday that it had put its nuclear-capable Satan II intercontinental ballistic missiles into combat service for the first time.
Vladimir Putin boasted that Satan II had no competition and would make Russia’s enemies “think twice” before making threats.MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The Russian leader also warned that the missile “is capable of surpassing all modern means of missile defense.”
When asked about Russia’s “superweapon” on Friday, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in a conference call that he was unable to confirm reports that the missiles Satan II had been pressed into combat service.
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