Vladimir Putin said Russia was putting the world on notice when it tested its next-generation international continental ballistic missile this month. The Sarmat – dubbed 'Satan II' by Nato – is an advanced weapons delivery system capable of hitting anywhere in Europe or US with a devastating nuclear payload. It can reportedly travel more than 11,000 miles, deliver 10 tonnes of explosives and reach speeds of Mach 20. To put that into context, the speed of sounds is Mach 1 and Washington DC is 4,800 miles from Moscow. It marks a significant upgrade to Russia's Cold War era nuclear armoury and the West has been keeping close tabs on its development. But the Sarmat is by no means the only weapon being worked on by the Kremlin's network of military scientists and industrialists. In March 2018, Mr Putin delivered one of the most aggressive speeches of his time in office up to that point. He revealed that his defence ministry was working on numerous top-secret weapons projects which he said would give the Kremlin the edge over Nato. It's difficult to separate fact from fiction about the weapons Russia has been developing ever since but some details have leaked out… Read full this story
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