Russia declared that its nuclear-capable Satan II intercontinental ballistic missiles had been deployed for the first time in a combat situation.
What You Need To Know About Russia’s “Superweapon,” The Satan II Missile
During a test launch, the intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat takes flight.
The head of Russia’s national space agency Roscosmos announced on Friday that the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), often known as “Satan II” in Western media and formerly referred to by President Vladimir Putin as unbeatable, had been deployed for combat duty.
Roscosmos director Yuri Borisov declared that “the Sarmat strategic missile system has entered active duty.”
The RS-28 Sarmat is Russia’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which will serve as the foundation of the nation’s silo-based strategic deterrent, according to Sputnik News. The Sarmat is regarded as one of the most lethal nuclear weapons in the world because of its outstanding range and destructive force.
The Kinzhal and Avangard hypersonic missiles are among Russia’s next-generation missiles, which Putin unveiled in 2018, according to the Moscow Times. The RS-28 Sarmat, sometimes known as Satan 2 by Western experts, is one of these missiles.
Sarmat, which can carry multiple warheads and weighs more than 200 tonnes, is made to evade anti-missile defense systems with a brief initial boost phase, providing the adversary monitoring systems a constrained window to track it down.
Aleksey Zhuravlyov, the deputy head of the Russian defense committee, allegedly used it as a threat in an interview with TV Russia 1 in May on Sweden’s and Finland’s desire to join NATO in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to The Independent earlier this year. Earlier this year, Finland joined the alliance, although Sweden is still awaiting ratification. According to Mr. Zhuravlyov, Moscow may unleash Satan II to retaliate against these countries as well as the UK and US, which the Putin government views as the main driving factors behind Nato.
‘Satan II’ was first used by whom?
Send in a remark According to the Sputnik News, Western media frequently refers to the Sarmat missile as “Satan II,” even though NATO refers to it as the “SS-X-29” or “SS-X-30.” The NATO reporting name “SS-18 Satan,” which was used for the R-36M missile system that the Sarmat is intended to replace, is where this name originates. The name “Satan II” draws on the horrifying connotations of evil and misery to grab the public’s and media’s attention.
