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The RS-28 Sarmat (Russian: РС-28 Сармат, [7] named after the Sarmatians; [8] NATO reporting name: SS-X-29 [9] or SS-X-30 [10]), often colloquially referred to as Satan II by media outlets, is a three-stage Russian silo-based, liquid-fueled, HGV-capable and FOBS-capable super-heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) produced by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau.
For instance, The Economist published an article entitled "Vladimir Putin fires a new missile to amplify his nuclear threats", [18] Similarly, the Institute for the Study of War argues that Putin rhetorically linked the 21 November Oreshnik strike to Russia’s nuclear capabilities to dissuade Western nations from continuing their support for ...
Putin stated that together the weapons provided Russia with a strategic capability that was impossible for America to intercept, restoring Russia's nuclear deterrence capability in the face of American technological developments following America's withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. [3] The "super weapons" named were:
Effectively, "escalate to de-escalate" lowered the threshold for when nuclear weapons would be used but also called for less powerful nuclear weapons. The new approach informed Russia’s ...
Under the doctrine, Russia could theoretically consider any major attack on its territory, even with conventional weapons, by non-nuclear-armed Ukraine sufficient to trigger a nuclear response ...
Putin has said that Russia does not need to resort to the use of nuclear weapons in order to achieve victory in Ukraine. Russia is the world's largest nuclear power. Together, Russia and the U.S ...
The Russian president is the ultimate decision maker when it comes to using Russian nuclear weapons, both strategic and tactical, according to Russia's nuclear doctrine.
According to officials, the United States does not have countermeasures against anti-satellite weapons. [7] On 20 February, Bloomberg News reported that the United States had informed its allies that Russia may attempt to launch a nuclear anti-satellite weapon by the end of the year. [8] Russian president Vladimir Putin denied the claims. [9]