Russia to deploy ‘most powerful missile in the world’

Russia tested its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin deemed it “the most powerful missile in the world,” saying it has a far longer range than its Western counterparts and can “penetrate all existing and future antimissile defense systems.” Putin’s comments are likely hyperbolic, but the Sarmat is known to have global reach and the capability to carry 11 tons of payload, including countermeasures and multiple hypersonic and nuclear warheads. Sarmat is a powerful symbol of Russia’s push to once again become a military superpower, as prophesied.