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Russia has successfully conducted a test launch of the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, commonly referred to as Satan II, with President Vladimir Putin asserting it as the most formidable missile globally. Putin announced that the nuclear-capable Sarmat, which can fly suborbitally and has a range surpassing 35,000 kilometers, is set to be operational with the first combat unit by late 2026. This test coincided with Congress's estimate that Trump's Golden Dome missile defense initiative would amount to $1.2 trillion — military experts highlighted that the Sarmat is specifically designed to counter such defenses.

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00:00Russia has just test-launched the Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile,
00:04known in the West as Satan II,
00:06and President Vladimir Putin is making sure the world knows exactly what it can do.
00:11Putin declared the Sarmat is, quote,
00:14the most powerful missile in the world.
00:16He says its warhead yield is more than four times higher than any Western counterpart.
00:22The missile is capable of suborbital flight,
00:25giving it a range of more than 35,000 kilometers.
00:29More than enough to strike any city in the United States from Russian territory.
00:33Moscow to New York is 7,500 kilometers.
00:37The Sarmat covers it.
00:39Putin says the first regiment equipped with the Sarmat will be deployed by the end of 2026.
00:46The test launch was timed to coincide with Putin's victory parade claims
00:50that the war in Ukraine is nearing an end,
00:53and follows the Congressional Budget Office's estimate
00:56that Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system
00:58would cost $1.2 trillion to build.
01:02Military analysts say the Sarmat is specifically designed
01:05to defeat any missile defense system
01:07the United States or its allies could build.
01:10It is the direct response to Golden Dome.
01:13Before Golden Dome even exists,
01:16beyond the B withpa uh co-op
01:16or on petits
01:16out of 1,000 kilometers
01:16the U.S.
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