New Video Shows Launch of Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Nuclear Missile

Russian television channel Zvezda has published new footage showing the test launch of the RS-28 Sarmat, Russia's newest heavy intercontinental ballistic missile and one of the most powerful strategic weapons in the country's nuclear arsenal. The release came shortly after Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergey Karakayev informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the latest test of the missile system had been completed successfully. During the briefing, Karakayev reported that the first regiment equipped with the new Sarmat missile system would enter combat duty before the end of the year. He stressed that the missile would replace the aging R-36M2 Voevoda system, known in NATO classification as "Satan.”