Kremlin Anticipates Test-Launching Sarmat Heavy ICBM Within 2 Years
July 21 2015
Russia's newest strategic intercontinental missile could be test-launched within two years, says a Russian defense official cited by the Tass news agency.
The Sarmat just recently finished the third phase of experimental construction work, Igor Denisov, the secretary to the commander of the Strategic Forces, said Tuesday. His remarks were first quoted by Moscow's Lenta newspaper.
The third stage involves design and developing, noted Tass.
"Within the next one and a half or...
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