- On May 12, 2026, Russia successfully tested its advanced ‘Sarmat’ super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
- This test was conducted from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, located in the Arkhangelsk region. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the missile successfully struck its designated target at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- This test is being hailed as a significant milestone in Russia’s nuclear weapons modernization drive.
- The ‘Sarmat’ is a liquid-fueled, long-range intercontinental ballistic missile developed for Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces. NATO has designated it the ‘SS-29 Satan-2’.
- This missile was designed to replace the Soviet-era R-36M2 Voyevoda missile, which was known as the ‘SS-18 Satan’.
- Russia claims that the Sarmat missile is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads simultaneously and possesses the ability to evade modern missile defense systems.
- Due to its state-of-the-art technology and immense strike capability, it is considered one of the most powerful nuclear missiles in the world.
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