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May 13, 2026

Russia Successfully Tests New Sarmat Nuclear Missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the test launch of the new Sarmat strategic nuclear missile, describing it as 'the most powerful in the world.' State TV broadcast footage of the test conducted by Strategic Missile Forces commander Sergei Karakayev.

May 13, 2026·1 source

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▪Western security analysts say Vladimir Putin has made exaggerated claims for the capabilities of some of Russia's new generation of nuclear weapons
▪The ending of the New START agreement formally released the world's two largest nuclear powers from a raft of restrictions
▪A Sarmat missile test in September 2024 left a deep crater at the launch silo

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