Putin Previews latest Nuclear Bomb - Satan version2

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday night boasted that he had unleashed the first successful test of a new nuclear missile known as "Satan II", which carries a dozen warheads and could be used to strike enemies around the world.

The "superheavy" 200-tonne intercontinental ballistic missile was a "present to Nato", according to the Kremlin, and would make Moscow's enemies "think twice".

Putin's sabre-rattling came at a moment of extreme geopolitical tension, coinciding with the first days of the next phase of Russia's eight-week old war in Ukraine as its troops began their assault on the eastern Donbas region.

On Wednesday night, Boris Johnson said it was hard to see how Ukraine could negotiate with Putin at this point in the conflict, adding: "How can you negotiate with a crocodile when it's got your leg in its jaws?"

The new missile, officially known as Sarmat, was launched from a silo in Plesetsk, in Russia's northwest, and delivered training warheads to a test range 6,000km away in the Kamchatka peninsula.

Putin said on Russian television that it was "capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defence. It has no analogues in the world and won't have for a long time to come".

The Russian president added: "This truly unique weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our armed forces, reliably ensure Russia's security from external threats and provide food for thought for those who, in the heat of frenzied aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country."

He has previously claimed the missile would be able to hit a target anywhere on Earth. It can be fired over either pole, creating difficulties for ground and satellite-based tracking systems.

In a statement, Russia's defence ministry said: "Sarmat is the most powerful missile with the longest range of destruction of targets in the world, which will significantly increase the combat power of our country's strategic nuclear forces."

The missile reportedly has a range of 18,000km (11,000 miles) and can deliver between 10 and 15 nuclear warheads at hypersonic speeds.

"This is probably the most destructive single weapon on earth," Ian Williams, a fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank, told The Telegraph. He said it "could destroy 10 cities with one missile" as the warheads it carries can be "independently targeted".

According to one military analyst, if it was based in Russia's extreme west, it could reach London in as little as 13 minutes.

Putin emphasised that the missile was made using only Russian equipment and so would not be affected by sanctions. It will be deployed at the end of the year, according to Russian news agencies.

Igor Korotchenko, the editor in chief of Russia's National Defence magazine, said it showed Moscow was capable of "crushing retribution that will put an end to the history of any country".

But in Washington, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defence, told The Telegraph: "It's a sign of their frustration, a sign of their insecurity, more than a warning that this is going to be in our future."

Julian Lewis, the chairman of Parliament's intelligence and security committee, said: "Russia and the Western nuclear states have had the ability to annihilate each other ever since they acquired strategic nuclear bombers, followed by intercontinental ballistic missiles, over 60 years ago.

"Putin adding this new missile to his pre-existing 'overkill' capability makes absolutely no difference to the effectiveness of our Trident nuclear deterrent submarines."

The Pentagon said it had been notified of the test launch in advance. US officials sought to calm the situation, saying they viewed the test as "routine" and not a threat to America.

Kremlin insiders were said to increasingly believe Putin could resort to a limited use of nuclear weapons after devastating military setbacks in Ukraine. Insiders and business figures indicated there was no sign of him reversing course and suggested he may escalate, according to Bloomberg.

At the Kremlin earlier, the Russian president had told a group of schoolchildren that he dreamed of bringing peace to Donbas. He said: "As I have said from the very beginning, the purpose of this operation is to help people living in the Donbas, our people living in the Donbas. Just like you."

Meanwhile, Mr Johnson will have a street named after him in Ukraine in tribute to Britain's contribution to the war effort. The council of Fontanka, near Odesa, said: "The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is one of the most principled opponents of the Russian invasion."

In the devastated city of Mariupol, a Ukrainian commander in the besieged Azovstal steel plant issued a desperate plea for help, saying his marines were "maybe facing our last days, if not hours". 

Serhiy Volyna, from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade, said: "The enemy is outnumbering us 10 to one."

Top finance officials from the UK, US and Canada walked out of a G20 meeting in Washington when the Russian representatives spoke.

The cyber security agencies of the UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand – which form the "Five Eyes" intelligence-sharing alliance – issued a joint warning about potential increased Russian cyber attacks.

Will Putin use nuclear bombs against the West?   Unlikely - the attacks will probably start from the West with dementia  Biden the originator.     

By the way the devastated military setbacks in Ukraine - is propaganda and nothing more.   The original targets of the  Ukraine attacks have all been at cities and areas where the Russian ethnic population has been  in the majority and those areas have largely been taken over by the Russians - even Mariupol has fallen to them  and the hostages held by the Azov battalion released.    

By the way the Russians informed the USA about the tests of the new missiles - that is  mentioned in the article you quoted and then ignored in the rest of the story.     If they intended using it against the West there would be no such warning at all.     Read the following - maybe you will wake up to some facts for a change;-

"What was the US reaction to the test?

The Pentagon said in response that it had "not deemed the test to be a threat to the United States and its allies."

Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that Washington had been "properly notified" of the "routine" test as per Russia's nuclear treaty obligations. Kirby added that the test was "not a surprise."

The missile has been known to be in production for many years. The launch was carried out weeks ahead of Russia's Victory Day celebrations marking the end of World War II in Europe on May 9, which is accompanied by a military parade and other tributes to Russian veterans."

 The story originated that Russia wanted to take control of the Ukraine and re-incorporated  into the Russian Federation - that was the propaganda BS to start with.   Looking at the maps provided in the media there were zero chance of ground attacks on Kiev and the attacks are basically air attacks and missile attacks - never ground attacks.   

You can look at all the areas occupied by Russian Ground forces and they are all in areas where ethnic Russians live in Ukraine and where the 2013 election showed majority support for the then pro-Russian President at the time  - in other words where the civil war cost 18 000 lives  in areas where  the people were attacked by the Ukrainian army in the Donbas area  since  2014.      

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Oh I see….all the pictures we see of destruction in Kiev and other non Donbas cities is just Western propaganda.

Apparently, Russia says this bomb takes 11 minutes to travel from Russia to the furthest point in the world. 

Its tactical warhead has 16 separate nukes which can be individually targeted to different cities. 

Who would build this type of monstrosity? 

Mozart

You are totally misleading - I said the Russian troops did not launch a ground force attack on Kiev - they used missiles and air attacks to cause damage in Kiev and other cities.    if y ou do not understand that you must be ignorant  about warfare.   The USA did not want to attack Japan with ground troops - because the casualties would be massive - so they used atomic bombs against Japan.   

The propaganda machine in  the USA churn out  propaganda that the Russians want to absorb Ukraine.   Yet of you look at the maps - the area they occupied  were where ethnic Russians live.  You can compare those maps and then look at the election results of the 2013 election and see he comparison.   The people in the areas occupied by the Russians are the same areas where the people voted for the  pro-Russian President  ousted in a coup in 2014.   Nothing much else.  

Japan attacked the USA….Russia attacked Ukraine. Spot the difference. There is no justification for Russia destroying this country just because they can do it. You are just parroting Hitler’s garbage.

No Mozart - that is not what I drove at at all.   Either you deliberately change what I was driving at - or you are totally ignorant about wars.    Attacks in urban areas are always a nightmare for ground troops - even in modern times.   My reference to Japan was an example of that situation.    There has only been cities like Mariupol - where the Azov battalion has put up a desperate defense knowing that the Nazi's in that battalion will not be shown anything bar destruction if they surrender.    They will deservedly be charged with attacks on Russian speaking people lasting from  2014 to date and will be lucky to get sent to prison - most likely they would be executed for murder of thousands of people.    

Fact is I never condone the Russian invasion  Ukraine - I merely pointed out the difference between news media propaganda and factual situation prevailing in the  case of Russian speaking people living in Ukraine a a result of the Communist ideas to ensure that there are more Russians living in Ukraine than Ukrainians.    That created another Yugoslavia model that could never work and would always end up in chaos and civil wars.     .   .   .              

Well if tough-guy Putin's new super bomb performs as well as his military forces in Ukraine, it will land with a squelch and spit out pink marshmallows.  

https://www.rt.com/shows/crosstalk/554294-military-aid-ukraine-total-war/

https://www.rt.com/bulletin-board/news/

We will see who is speaking the truth in the end, be prepared for a massive wake up call.

A significant setback has occurred in Russia's nuclear missile program, as the RS-28 Sarmat missile, also known as Satan-2, exploded during a recent test launch at the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia. This failure marks the fourth consecutive unsuccessful test of the weapon, which is touted by the Kremlin as one of the world's most powerful nuclear missiles.

The Incident

The explosion took place as the missile was being refueled, creating a massive crater at the launch site. Satellite imagery revealed extensive damage to the surrounding area, including:

• A 200-foot wide crater at the launch shaft

• Destruction of the test site

• Damage to nearby roads and buildings

• A forest fire that required response from four fire trucks

The incident likely occurred during the fueling process, as the Sarmat is a liquid-fueled missile. The explosion destroyed Russia's only site suitable for testing this hypersonic rocket, potentially delaying the program for years or even leading to its cancellation.

Implications

This failure has several significant implications:

1. Program Delays: The test program for the Satan-2 missile may now be delayed for years due to the destruction of the testing facility.

2. Reliability Concerns: With four consecutive failed tests, questions are being raised about the reliability of the weapon system.

3. Strategic Setback: The Sarmat missile is considered a key part of Russia's nuclear arsenal, and this failure represents a major blow to Putin's claims of nuclear superiority.

4. Economic Impact: Each Sarmat missile reportedly costs £38 million, making these failures a significant financial burden.

Background

The RS-28 Sarmat, or Satan-2, is a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with the following specifications:

• Length: 35 meters

• Range: 11,000 miles

• Payload: Up to 16 nuclear warheads

It was unveiled by Vladimir Putin in 2018 as a replacement for the smaller original "Satan" missile and has been a centerpiece of Russia's nuclear deterrence strategy. However, the missile has only had one successful test launch to date, which occurred in April 2022.

This latest failure adds to growing concerns about the state of Russia's military manufacturing capabilities, with some experts suggesting that it indicates serious degradation in this sector

The fact is the weapomns have been developed and as a result Trump tore up te nuclear treaty negotiated in the 1980's because Russia was breaching the conditions.of the Treaty.   

In the history of the world the only country in the world who used nuclear bombs in wars were the USA,     The fear in the countries antagonized through refusal to deal with issues on a negotiation basis are afraid the USA will attack them and use  nuclear weapons since other alernatives would be impossible.   

SB

"The explosion took place as the missile was being refueled, creating a massive crater at the launch site. Satellite imagery revealed extensive damage to the surrounding area, including:

• A 200-foot wide crater at the launch shaft

• Destruction of the test site

• Damage to nearby roads and buildings

• A forest fire that required response from four fire trucks"

Just an easy question when did that explosion at the Plesetsk cosmodrome happen?

SB

No answer yet from SB  - an easy question wh=en did the accdent referred to happen,   Pleas inform us all on tha tpic.  

Type it into Google and do your own research. It appears to have happened recently. 
Satelite photos show that this was certainly recently - assuming the Satelite photos are real. 

No  SB

I googled it snd the only missile accident at that cosmodrome was in 1967  - as confirmed by satelite photos.   So the writer was taking a fat chance and you as epected fell fr it ock stock and barrell,.

It is not possbl for any such accident not being picked up by sattelit and it would have been confirmed  by the US Government as well as the Rusian Government as well - iince it is impossible to hide such things anymore,

So try again - it probably coem from the CIA specializing in such stories to im,py tat te new missle are farcical snfd not a hreat to the USA.  

Best advice - fact-ccheck things before you get proven as an  branwashed imbecile. 

I in fact decided to act-checjk eveything that people came up on site with because most are plain propaganda spread by the US Government,    The USA wants a war with Russia and they are not going to get it,

Trump is going to put his foot down and force Russia to abandon the project as too dangerous for the whole world and negotiate a new nuclear treaty between the USA and Russia,   That s the answer - not warmongering and sabre-rattling.

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Analysis of satellite images show 60-metre crater at silo suggesting a ‘catastrophic failure’ after ignition 

Russia’s Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile – known in the west as Satan II – appears to have suffered a “catastrophic failure” during a test launch, according to analysis of satellite images.

The images captured by Maxar on 21 September show a crater about 60 metres (200 feet) wide at the launch silo at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. They reveal extensive damage that was not visible in pictures taken earlier in the month.

The RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is a key weapon in the modernisation of Russia’s nuclear arsenal. It is designed to strike targets thousands of miles away in the US or Europe, but its development has been dogged by delays and testing setbacks.

“By all indications, it was a failed test. It’s a big hole in the ground,” said Pavel Podvig, an analyst based in Geneva, who runs the Russian Nuclear Forces project. “There was a serious incident with the missile and the silo.”

Just an easy answer to a stupid question

Glad I'm not living in a major U S city, the cavalier way some are daring a nuclear capable madman...

So where is the satelte images - they would be all over the internet if what the media claim did happen.   One cannt keep that kind of situation secret anymore,  

So now your source is the Guardian - is the WSJ and NYT not givng out enough disinformation anymore?

What story was manufactured - if it did happen when did it happen - nothing other than allegations without any proof,   Why not get the sattelite photos from the US Government or for that matter from any Government to prove what happened,   Why not include the sattelite images in the report?

A story from the Guardian prove nothing at all unless satellite images are included and you fell the BS - I never expected that tyoe of shit fom you - Ihought you would look for real proof and Guardian BS is no real prove

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Shooting missiles at one of the major nuclear powers is daft...there's no way of spinning it into anything else than stupi...sorry...it is what it is.

S tav

If we read all the garbled BS propagnda idiots want to use weapons to attack Russia and that means they want all out war agaist Russia,   However, NATO is weak and dvided so how would the imbeciles in the USA wants to overcome Russia - since if going nowhere in doing that thouggh normal milatary means - the fear worldwide is that the USA will use nuclear weapons in a war against Russia,   

There is no idication that Russia wans a war aganst NATO - here are plenty indations that the USA wants a war against Russia,

Shooting missiles at one of the major nuclear powers is daft...there's no way of spinning it into anything else than stupi...sorry...it is what it is.

So the world should just allow this major nuclear power to rain down missiles on another country and take its territory.

Tell me if that's the case what's to stop Russia from doing this again to another country? Would you say striking back then is still daft or stupid?

No what's daft and stupid is not allowing Ukraine to strike back against legitimate military targets and giving the Russian's a sanctuary space in which it can attack Ukraine with near impunity.

Don't you see all Putin has is nuclear rhetoric because he's got nothing left conventionally to escalate too. But he knows its the end of him he uses nukes. 

Thanks for the photo - bit wwhere is the laucvh site,   There are 32 launch sites at Plesks and the past accdent at the cosmodrome of launch site.  However from the photo it must have been a huge crater with the roads on the photo being intact,    Anyway - of it was sucha massive accident why is no in anymedia throughout the world,   

Another ssue - if a lauch in Russia it si a catastrphe in te usa what is t?            

Just go to the South China Morning Post link….you click on it….then you apologize.

"So the world should just allow this major nuclear power to rain down missiles on another country and take its territory."

A lot of things happened before that invasion...and a lot of yhings thereafter...none of them a serious attempt at a diplomatic sollution to prevent the invasion...now a whole country is in ruin and hundreds of thousands dead.

"Don't you see all Putin has is nuclear rhetoric because he's got nothing left conventionally to escalate too. But he knows its the end of him he uses nukes. "

He's got more than rhetoric...more than 5000 nukes more...and it we would be the end of us all if a mad man uses nukes...

Putin has to be dealt with and something must be done, but backing him into a corner is not a good idea...there are other ways.

You click on it and then you apologize.

Mozart

This is really amazing - Rusia as two launch sites for launching of rockets for testing - the one is Baikonur - which is now situated in Khazakhstan - and Plesk - which is in European Rusisa .   The Rusians must pay compensation to Khazakhstan for usage o Bikobor and it is mainly used for launching of sattelites,  

The Rusians will not test missiles like the one under dscussions in a foreign country aand definently wihout permission of the Khazakhstan Government - so that missile would never have been tested at Baikonur - it would have been tested at Plesks which is in northern Europe.  

The other part is that the huge crater caused by te missile was indeed also not clear - the roads on site was not effected by the crater.    If you did any reading up you would find that the military missile tests are at Plesks - Balkonur is only used for sattlelite launches and has been used as such since the Soviet Era.

You can read up the situation in Wikipedia anyway.    There could have been a missile problem at Baikonur - that type of problem has been encountered in the USA as well.   So with all due respect the report on Centrl Asia is baloney - so try again.       

Lol.

A lot of things happened before that invasion...and a lot of yhings thereafter...none of them a serious attempt at a diplomatic sollution to prevent the invasion...now a whole country is in ruin and hundreds of thousands dead.

Because the Russian demands where so unreasonable that it was clear they never wanted to negotiate in good faith.

He's got more than rhetoric...more than 5000 nukes more...and it we would be the end of us all if a mad man uses nukes

He won't because of the consequences. If he uses a nuke in Ukraine, that will 100% guaranteed bring NATO into the conflict in Ukraine in a conventional manner. Russia is struggling to make any significant headway against Ukraine in over two and half years of war , up against NATO the Russian armies in Ukraine would be annihilated.

He uses a nuke against the west, that's the end of him and Russia. He knows this.

Putin has to be dealt with and something must be done, but backing him into a corner is not a good idea...there are other ways.

He's not cornered, he has the option of ending the conflict with Ukraine. And appeasement is not a way of dealing with Putin. 

 We'll see what happens...

Stav

"Because the Russian demands where so unreasonable that it was clear they never wanted to negotiate in good faith"

.The only demands that Russia were that 

*    Ukraine be a neural country - same as  Austria as an example - and not join NATO;

*     Ukraine's borders be respected and acceped internationally ; and

*     Whereas after the 2014 coup and the Ukraine Constitution of 1991 was destoyed  and be replaced by a new Democatric to be compiled and approvd by the voters in Ukraine through a referendum 

The above was signed by both the Presidents of Ukraine and Russia and submitted to the UN Security Council for confirmaion in 1915.    When Macron  visited Moscow two weeks  before the invasion  all that was agreed to again and both Zelesnskyy and Putin signed the same resiultion that was agreed upon in 2015 in the Minsk agreement.

That was the only requirements of Russia  - nothing  else.

The USA would have nothing of it nd a week before the invasion Ukraine arrested all Russian speaking  members of he Ukrainea Parliament - implying a breach of the agreement already signed.   

Before the actual invasion Russia submitted full details of the bio-labs operated by and conrolled by the USA in Ukraine - which would entail a treat to all people in te region - to the UN.   The USA lied and claimed there were no  such labs in Ukraine - only later admitting tere ideed were such biolabs in Ukriane.

What was so outrageous about the above were so unreasonable and why was that a stop to future negotiations - outright BS  spread by the CIA and the media.

After the invasion the Turkish Government tried to negitiate a ceasefire and meetings between the  Foreign Ministers of   Ukraine and Russia and an agreement was ready to be initialled before submission of the agrement to the Presdients of Ukraine and Russia in April 2022.   This was confirmed by both the Ukraine Ambassador in Turkey - who attended the meeting - and the Turkish Government,   Out of the blue the Ukraine Foreign Minister got an instruction from the US Government to leave Istanbul and not  initial anything - he left Istanbul the same day and the talks broke down.

In the 2019  election campaign zelenskyy campaigned on he absis tha he would end the Civil War in Eastern Ukraine - but eh found out soon enough that he ahd no pwer on that issue.   If Ukrane did anything the financial support of the Ukraine Government by the USA will stop and he was powerless to neogitate anything.  Any real decision of the Ukraine Government was trictly controlled by Washington. and the Ukraine Government had no say on anything involving the situation in Easern Ukraine.

Prove to me that the above docemented agreements were not in existence and signed and selaed - her than the ceasefire agreement referred to of you mke statements unlike the above.

Draad is right to about Zelenskyy's message to .Trump as quoted above.   Zelenskyy knew that the only hope for a rightful peace in Ukraine is through negotiations led by Trump and not the shit at present in charge in te USA..

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 We'll see what happens...

You do understand Zelensky already met and spoke to Biden and Harris and also wanted to meet Trump because either him or Harris will be the next US President.

The message Zelensky sent Trump is absolutely prudent. I've no doubt Zelensky would prefer Harris win the election much in the same way that most of Europe would as well but Trump may well win and the rest of the world will have to work with him.

Stav

If Harris wins the war will go on endlessly like the Armaments Industry demand and the CIA especially desire.   Zelenskyy knows that and that is why he approach Trump to help him to negotiate a reasonable peace agreement.

In the nmeantime the only power who used atomic bombs in warfare was the USA and that is why nobody accept the USA - that under the present Government would using nuclear bombs using nuclear bombs in future.   The present USA is Government is corrupt and enhance instability in the world - so very few Gvernments really trust the shit ruining the USA at present. . .   .      

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