Moscow, Europe Brief News – Russia claimed that it has successfully tested its new Sarmat intercontinental nuclear-capable missile. President Vladimir Putin had said it would give Moscow’s adversaries pause.
The missile was fired from Plesetsk in the country’s northwest and struck targets on the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.
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The Sarmat Nuclear-Capable Missile Launch
The Sarmat’s test launch is not unexpected, but it comes at a time of high geopolitical stress owing to Russia’s eight-week-old conflict in Ukraine. “The new complex is capable of defeating all contemporary anti-missile defense systems. It is unique in the world and will remain so long, “he remarked.
“This genuinely unique weapon will boost our armed forces’ fighting capabilities, dependably secure Russia’s security from foreign threats, and create food for thought for those who want to attack our nation.”
Sarmat Missile
The Sarmat is a new heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that Russia is intended to deploy with ten or more warheads per missile.
Putin warned the West that any effort to obstruct the invasion “would bring such repercussions that you had never faced in your history” when he announced it on Feb 24.
He then placed Russia’s nuclear forces on maximum alert, alarming the West. “The danger of nuclear war, previously inconceivable, is now within reach,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 14.
The Sarmat was launched from a silo launcher at 1512 Moscow time (1212 GMT) and reached a test range on Kamchatka in the Pacific (3,700 miles). “Sarmat is the world’s most powerful missile with the largest range of annihilation of targets,” it stated.
After-effects of the Missile launch
The nuclear-capable missile testing is a constant looming threat for Ukraine. This nuclear missile is said to give a hard time to whoever comes at the facing end.
It has been in development for some years, and therefore its test launch is not a surprise to those in the West. However, it occurs under great geopolitical stress due to Russia’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict.
Vladimir Putin claimed that the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new weapon in Russia’s arsenal, had no equal and would give Moscow’s opponents something to ponder.
In a show of unity, European Council President Charles Michel met with Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Zelenskiy in Kyiv. Borodianka, a town near Borodianka, where Ukraine believes Russian forces committed crimes, which Moscow denies to keep ties with Russia strong.
