in an uninhibited tone of euphoriathe president of Russia, Vladimir Putinannounced this Wednesday that his country had managed to carry out the first shot of intercontinental missile Sarmatwith supposed ability to outwit the most modern defense systems against ballistic missiles. “It is truly a unique weapon… that will make those who seek to threaten our country with aggressive rhetoric“, declared the leader of the Kremlin.
According to the Russian president, it is a intercontinental ballistic missile from fifth generation that is able to overcome any existing anti-missile battery. It is said that the Sarmat it has a much reduced impulse phase than other projectiles, making it difficult to substantively that its trajectory is followed by satellites with infrared sensors. is capable of carrying a ten heavy atomic warheads either a light fortnightand it is speculated that it is capable of flying over the South Pole without being identified. The Kremlin leader insists that all the components of the latest projectile are manufactured in territory of the Russian Federation.
The Sarmat It is part of a list of new generation weapons that President Putin presented during a tumultuous session of both houses of Parliament in March 2018. The deputies, senators and leading personalities of the country cheered the head of state while he spoke about the projectile, of a revolutionary nuclear warhead that could be implanted in a cruise missile, of a small unmanned nuclear submarine, and a laser weapon that has been used for years. “I insist; no other country has, today, the weapons that we have. End of quote“, he then proclaimed bluntly. Other new generation projectiles, such as the Kinzhalhave already been tested against targets in the region of Ivano Frankivskin the west of the country, in a show of military power, at a time when the Russian Army was showing signs of stagnation.