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Russia to Deploy Sarmat Missile After Test Success, Putin Says
A Sarmat missile is launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia, in 2022.
Source: Roscosmos Space Agency/AP Photo
Russia plans to deploy its nuclear-capable Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile by the end of the year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The country’s military conducted a successful test of the weapon, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Sergey Karakayev, told the Russian leader during a televised meeting on Tuesday. He said the first regiment equipped with the missile would be put on duty by the end of the year in the Krasnoyarsk region.