Russia has announced it has successfully test-fired the world’s largest nuclear missile as scary pictures show Downing Street covered in radioactive dust.<\/p>\n
In a show of strength to the West, the Kremlin launched a nuclear-capable Sarmat rocket \u2013 known as Shaitan-2.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The 208-tonne intercontinental missile launched from a silo at a speed of 15,880 mph as high as a 14-storey tower block.<\/p>\n Strategic Missile Forces commander Sergei Karakayev told the Russian leader that the test was successful after weeks of anticipation leading up to the launch.<\/p>\n A smug Putin described the weapon as “the most powerful missile system in the world” and insisted it could not be stopped by Western defence.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThe total yield of the delivered weapon is four times greater than that of any current, most powerful Western counterpart.<\/p>\n face of evil<\/p>\n Putin’s ‘swollen’ face and ‘lumpy filler’ at parade fueling rumors of ill health<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n parade-day armistice<\/p>\n Putin announces two-day ceasefire for dictator’s Victory Day parade<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cMost importantly, the missile can travel not only on ballistic trajectories, but also on suborbital trajectories.<\/p>\n \u201cThird, it allows a range of more than 35,000 kilometers (21,750 miles) as well as doubles its missile defense performance.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd ultimately, it has the capability to penetrate all existing and potential missile defense systems.<\/p>\n “Later this year, Sarmat (Shaitan-2) will be actually deployed on combat duty.”<\/p>\n In a dire warning to the West and its allies, Russian state media released mock-ups showing the missile’s devastating impact.<\/p>\n A harrowing graphic shows Downing Street vaporised as a deadly weapon attacks the center of London.<\/p>\n Despite the latest success, this is only the second known successful test of a doomsday rocket. <\/p>\n The missile \u2013 believed to be the largest in the world \u2013 had earlier completed a successful launch in April 2022. <\/p>\n Since then, several tests have ended in disaster.<\/p>\n In September 2024, a hypersonic missile exploded on the launchpad of the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, leaving a crater approximately 200 feet wide.<\/p>\n Another test in November 2025 went horribly wrong when the rocket crashed shortly after takeoff, causing a massive explosion.<\/p>\n Amid growing frustration, Putin reportedly fired two heads of Russia’s space agency who claimed that Satan-2 was ready for deployment.<\/p>\n The head of the defense plant responsible for missile manufacturing was detained last month.<\/p>\n Russian state media reported that Alexander Gavrilov, 55, is now being held in Siberia on charges of “embezzlement.”<\/p>\n The test comes as the Kremlin announced on Tuesday that peace talks show the war in Ukraine is “coming to an end”.<\/p>\n Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow welcomes US mediation efforts to end the conflict. <\/p>\n The Russian leader said he would sit with the Ukrainian President in a neutral country once the deal is agreed upon.<\/p>\n He added: “A meeting in a third country is also possible, but only once a final agreement has been reached on a peace treaty for a long-term historical perspective, to participate in the event and sign (the treaty), but this should be a final step.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Russia has announced it has successfully test-fired the world’s largest nuclear missile as scary pictures show Downing Street covered in radioactive dust. 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