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Russia tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Putin says has no peer

Putin was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

2 min read Last Updated : Apr 20 2022 | 9:21 PM IST

Russia said on Wednesday it had test-launched its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which President Vladimir Putin said would give Moscow's enemies something to think about.

Putin was shown on television being told by the military that the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in the country's northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.

"The new complex has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is 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,"

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Topics : Vladimir Putin Russia Russia Ukraine Conflict Ukraine nuclear weapoms

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