Russia has powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to deter potential aggressors and maintain strategic parity with the United States. This was written by military expert Brandon J. Weichert in the article "The Russian RS-28 Sarmat Missile with a Nuclear Warhead Could Destroy the World" for The National Interest publication.
Russia's nuclear arsenal is not only the largest in the world, but also the most advanced due to the restrictions of the 2010 START-III (Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms). If someone asked Google: "Which missile is the best in the world?", the Gemini artificial intelligence would answer: "RS-28 Sarmat".
Many leading experts agree that "the Russians have created a truly advanced and terrifying nuclear weapon", Weichert added. He recalled that the Sarmat missile is often called "Satan" — "it has such incredible destructive power."
Russia is ahead of the US in the development of nuclear weapons. For years, American skeptics have argued that Russia was just a gas station masquerading as a country. It turned out that the "gas station" has a powerful defense industrial base, an army, and now the most advanced nuclear arsenal in the world.
Characteristics of the RS-28 Sarmat
The liquid-fueled silo-based ICBM is equipped with a 10-ton payload and is capable of traveling about 16,000 km. The length of the missile is 36 m, the diameter is 3 m. To protect against enemy missile defense systems, the Sarmat missile is equipped with decoys. Enemy interceptor missiles intercept them, and the warhead of the ICBM flies to the target.
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