RS-28 "Sarmat" ICBM - Why Russia Needs Such Doomsday Weapons
What is not clear to me, is mention of it being a kinetic energy bombardment missile, meaning non nuclear, with multiple warheads, and it flies super fast. So maybe it can do either kinetic or nuclear.
Putin Launches Doomsday ‘Satan 2’ Shocking Western Military Analysts – Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services
The specifications of the Sarmat missile are not entirely clear, but it is expected to carry between 10 and 15 warheads capable of destroying strategic objects, even without the use of nuclear explosives.
Explained: What is Russia’s new nuclear missile Sarmat, capable of striking ‘anywhere in the world’?
Russia tests new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in what Putin hails as ‘truly unique weapon’
Anyhow this is an ultra heavy very fast ICBM which Russia says will penetrate any missile defenses. It is multiple missiles inside a giant missile. And its construction is entirely Russian sourced.
What is not clear to me, is mention of it being a kinetic energy bombardment missile, meaning non nuclear, with multiple warheads, and it flies super fast. So maybe it can do either kinetic or nuclear.
Putin Launches Doomsday ‘Satan 2’ Shocking Western Military Analysts – Veterans Today | Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services
The specifications of the Sarmat missile are not entirely clear, but it is expected to carry between 10 and 15 warheads capable of destroying strategic objects, even without the use of nuclear explosives.
Explained: What is Russia’s new nuclear missile Sarmat, capable of striking ‘anywhere in the world’?
Russia tests new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile in what Putin hails as ‘truly unique weapon’
Anyhow this is an ultra heavy very fast ICBM which Russia says will penetrate any missile defenses. It is multiple missiles inside a giant missile. And its construction is entirely Russian sourced.