The purpose of the Sarmat was "to constitute a big bulk of their warheads in the future," Wright said. The ICBM is a large, long-range weapon able to carry a heavy MIRV payload, meaning multiple ...

When a nuclear bomb detonates, the devastation is immediate and terrifying. But outside the area of total destruction, the ...

Russia is currently recovering from a massive drone attack launched by Ukraine deep inside its territory. Ukrainian forces ...

Moscow has around 5,580 nuclear warheads, the Federation of American ... including phasing in its Sarmat and Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles. As Moscow's troops poured into Ukraine ...

The RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is designed to deliver nuclear warheads to strike targets thousands of miles away in the United States or Europe, but its development has been ...

The Sarmat missile is Russia's largest ICBM, with a height of 115 feet (35 meters). It is capable of delivering nuclear warheads to targets more than 11,000 miles (18,000 kilometers) away ...

known as the Sarmat, ended with the missile, which had no warhead attached, exploding in its silo. The images, taken on Saturday by the satellite imaging company Maxar Technologies, show what the ...

The Sarmat, as its replacement, will likewise carry a substantial payload. Big missiles with lots of warheads The purpose of the Sarmat was "to constitute a big bulk of their warheads in the ...