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S8 Ep910: Anatoly Zak reports that Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat, a heavy liquid-propellant ICBM designed to target the United States. Capable of carrying up to 20 maneuverable warheads, it replaces the Ukrainian-built "Satan" missile. While technolo

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John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Anatoly Zak reports that Russia has successfully tested the Sarmat, a heavy liquid-propellant ICBM designed to target the United States. Capable of carrying up to 20 maneuverable warheads, it replaces the Ukrainian-built "Satan" missile. While technologically complex and using toxic propellants, it represents Russia's commitment to maintaining a formidable strategic nuclear deterrent. (16/16)
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1:39.9

Sarmat.

1:41.1

That is the name of the booster.

1:42.8

It's an ICBM.

1:47.2

Named Satan by, I believe, Vladimir Putin's announcement. This is earlier in the Ukraine war when, for reasons that only the Kremlin knows,

1:55.1

they believed it was necessary every once in a while to talk about an ICBM with a nuclear warhead.

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