From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   Russia has test launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile, its   
   Defence Ministry announced today.   
      
   Vladimir Putin said the unmatched Sarmat missile will provide 'food for   
   thought for those who try to threaten Russia' and will make Russia's   
   enemies 'think twice'.   
      
   The first launch of the missile was carried out today at the Plesetsk   
   spaceport in northern Russia.   
      
   Putin was shown on TV being briefed by the military that the missile had   
   been launched from the country's northwest and hit targets in the   
   Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.   
      
   He told the army: 'I congratulate you on the successful launch of the   
   Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile.   
      
   'This truly unique weapon will strengthen the combat potential of our   
   armed forces, reliably ensure the security of Russia from external threats   
   and make those who, in the heat of aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten   
   our country, think twice.'   
      
   Russian state media added: 'Sarmat is the most powerful missile with the   
   longest range of destruction of targets in the world, which will   
   significantly increase the combat power of our country's strategic nuclear   
   forces.'   
      
   The missile, known in the West as Satan-2 - is believed to be the biggest   
   beast in Russia's nuclear arsenal.   
      
   The weapon is estimated to have an 11,000-mile range, carrying up to 10   
   heavy warheads.   
      
   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10735901/Russia-tests-n   
   w-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-provide-food-thought-enemies.html   
      
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