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Russia Successfully Tests Sarmat ICBM, Putin Hails World's Most Powerful Missile

Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces. President Vladimir Putin praised the missile as the world's most powerful, surpassing any Western equivalent in warhead yield. The Sarmat can travel over 35,000 km on suborbital trajectories and penetrate all existing and future missile defenses. Deployment of the system is expected by the end of the year.

Key Points: Russia Tests Sarmat ICBM: Putin Hails World's Most Powerful Missile

  • Russia tests Sarmat ICBM with confirmed characteristics
  • Putin calls it world's most powerful, exceeding Western equivalents
  • Missile has 35,000 km range, suborbital capability
  • Deployment expected by end of year
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Russia tests new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile​

Russia successfully tests the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. Putin calls it the world's most powerful, capable of penetrating any missile defense.

"The missile will significantly increase the combat capabilities of the ground-based strategic nuclear forces - Sergey Karakayev"

Moscow, May 12

Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, according to Russia's Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, local media reported.​

Sergey Karakayev, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, stated in a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the results of the tests of the Sarmat missile system confirmed the specified characteristics and the correctness of the decisions incorporated into it.​

The missile "will significantly increase the combat capabilities of the ground-based strategic nuclear forces to guarantee the destruction of targets and solve strategic deterrence problems", Karakayev stated in the report to the President, Russia's state-owned TASS news agency noted.​

Putin congratulated the Russian military on the successful test of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.​

Putin emphasised that this is "the most powerful package system in the world, equal in power to the Soviet-era Voevoda missile system in our arsenal".​

"The total yield of the delivered warhead is more than four times greater than any existing, most powerful Western equivalent," Putin stated.​

Putin highlighted that "the missile can travel not only along a ballistic but also a suborbital trajectory, which allows for a range of over 35,000 km while simultaneously doubling its accuracy and the ability to penetrate all existing and future anti-missile defence systems".​

Karakayev stated that the test confirmed the missile system's flight range, throw weight, launch readiness, and the countermeasures employed.​

The first successful launch of this system was carried out on April 20, 2022, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region.​

Putin also confirmed that the Sarmat system will be deployed at the end of the year.​

The RS-28 Sarmat, an advanced ground-based silo-based missile system capable of carrying nuclear warheads and a heavy liquid-propellant orbital intercontinental ballistic missile, has been under development since the 2000s, the report noted.​

Putin stated that Moscow was forced to "consider ensuring its strategic security in the context of the new reality and the need to maintain a strategic balance of power and parity" in 2002 after Washington withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.​

- IANS

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Sarah B
As an international observer, I find the timing of this test interesting—right after Putin's re-election and amid the Ukraine conflict. The claim of 35,000 km range seems like pure propaganda; that's nearly the Earth's circumference. Still, it's clear Russia is sending a message to NATO. The world doesn't need another arms race.
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Siddharth J
Russian military tech has always been impressive, but this feels like an expensive show of strength when their economy is struggling under sanctions. India should focus on our own strategic needs—like our BrahMos and Agni series—rather than getting caught in great power rivalries. We need to balance our relationship with Russia while also modernizing our domestic defense industry. 🇮🇳
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Aditya G
The comparison to the Soviet Voevoda missile is telling—they're basically upgrading Cold War tech. And the claim about Western equivalents is debatable—US Minuteman III and Trident systems are still formidable. But what concerns me more is the global trend of nuclear modernization. Every country feels compelled to develop or upgrade. This is a dangerous spiral, yaar. 😟
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Tyler Y
Respect to Russia for their engineering achievements, but this test is clearly aimed at intimidating Ukraine's allies. The timing—right after the US approved new aid to Ukraine—is not coincidental. The "strategic deterrence" language is just a euphemism for nuclear saber-rattling. The world needs diplomatic solutions, not bigger missiles.
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Ramesh W
At a time when the world faces climate change, pandemics, and inequality, pouring billions into nuclear weapons seems like a huge

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