Russia says its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system, also known as Satan II, has been deployed for combat. The White House said Friday it can't confirm the reports.

The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test at Plesetsk cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in this still image taken from a video released on Wednesday.

The 35-metre-long RS-28 Sarmat, known in the West as Satan II, has a range of 18,000 km (11,000 miles) and a launch weight of over 208 tonnes. Russian media say it can carry up to 16 independently ...

The RS-28 Sarmat is 116 feet long, weighs 220 tons, and can reportedly carry up to 15 light nuclear warheads. With a range of 11,000 miles, the weapon is capable of striking targets in the United ...

The RS-28 Sarmat, known to NATO as Satan 2, is a next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by Russia’s Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. Designed to replace the aging R-36 ...

While the RS-28 Sarmat Satan II is meant to reach far-off countries like the U.K. and U.S. -- which would only take 30 minutes -- it doesn't seem to be concerning Russia's enemies at the moment ...

Russia has for months been testing a giant nuclear weapons delivery system that can carry 10 heavyweight warheads—enough power to wipe out Texas or France. But the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ...

In satellite imagery released last week, Russia appears to have experienced a setback in testing for its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at a remote launch site roughly 500 miles north ...

The missile — called the RS-28 Sarmat by Russia and ominously dubbed the “Satan II” by NATO — is designed to carry up to 15 nuclear warheads, five more than the outgoing Soviet-era R-36M ...

Repeated setbacks The 35-meter-long (115 feet) RS-28 Sarmat, known in the West as Satan II, has a range of 18,000 kilometers (11,000 miles) and a launch weight of over 208 tons.