Gaps in the nuclear shield of the Russian Federation: experts told about a large -scale test of Sarmat

The Russian military intends to launch a rocket over the South Pole. Western experts recalled that, according to some reports, Russia had previously conducted at least 13 Sarmat trials, and they were not quite successful. Russia intends to carry out "extended" tests of a new heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (MBR) PC-28 "Sarmat", which is capable of carrying up to 15 nuclear warheads.

Western experts point to some of the problems with this weapon, since the last 13 trials were not quite successful. This is stated in Army Recognition on November 27. Viewers write that Sarmat's test flight, which is expected to be held over the South Pole, marks the most important stage in the development of a rocket and is distinguished by its scale. Sarmatians are intended to replace the Voivoda strategic arsenal of Russia, which still have the unofficial name "Satan".

It was officially placed on a fighting duty on September 1, 2023, and before that it was completed in 2022. However, now the Russian military, at the instruction of President Vladimir Putin, intends to launch a rocket over the South Pole.

According to the American Analytical Center Nuclear Threat Initiative, in the period from 2017 to 2019, Russia conducted at least 13 tests of this rocket, and these tests were not quite successful, which casts doubt on the reliability and efficiency of this weapons system. Sarmat PC-28 is a massive rocket complex, which is an intercontinental ballistic missile on liquid fuel weighing more than 200 tons. It is able to carry from 10 to 15 nuclear warheads of individual guidance.

At the start, the rocket consumes a considerable amount of fuel, but the degrees are separated, which allows the rocket to store energy. The third degree has four engines that develop a thrust of more than 100 tons, which potentially increases the range of the rocket flight and complicates its interception by the means of the enemy's anti -missile defense. One of the main advantages of Sarmat is its potential ability to bypass the available missile defense systems.

The striking range of the rocket flight is 18,000 km, which theoretically allows it to hit a variety of objects around the world. In addition, its warheads are equipped with special equipment, which can complicate their detection in flight both in the Earth's atmosphere and in space. We will remind, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on October 5 during a meeting of the Valdai discussion club stated that Russia's response to a nuclear attack would be deadly for any enemy.