Russia Retires "Satan": Moscow Replaces Massive Soviet-Era ICBM With Hypersonic Nuke | Zero Hedge
Description: Russia is set to begin scrapping its family of outdated Soviet-era R-36M ICBMs, better known by their NATO designation "Satan." The replacement missile will be the recently introduced Sarmat, which boasts hypersonic capabilities.

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# Russia Retires "Satan": Moscow Replaces Massive Soviet-Era ICBM With Hypersonic Nuke

Just as the US is in the process of modernizing its nuclear arsenal (at a cost which could be north of $1 trillion), Russia too will begin scrapping its family of outdated Soviet-era R-36M ICBMs, better known by their NATO designation "Satan", according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The replacement missile will be the recently introduced RS-28 Sarmat, which we learned two weeks ago boasts cutting-edge, hypersonic capabilities.

The video below showcases the original "Satan" in its glory days:

And here is the RS-28 Sarmat, aka "Satan II."

“[The Satan missile] is at the end of its life span, and we are about to start discarding that missile,” the Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said. Borisov did not elaborate on the exact model though.

The R-36M intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was first deployed in 1975, becoming the most powerful silo-based strategic nuclear munition in the world. Two further modifications of the missile were made since then, and its booster stage also received tweaks according to RT.

The latest modification of the liquid-propelled missile is known in Russia as R-36M2 Voevoda, but in the West it’s dubbed with the fearsome name, "Satan." The aging weapon will be replaced with new-generation Sarmat missiles, which are to become the latest additions to Russian arsenal, Borisov said.

“There is no doubt that by the end of Voevoda’s resource capabilities, we will get new Sarmat missiles,” he said.

The ICBM is capable of overcoming missile defense systems and has already completed tests, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during his state of the nation address on March 1.

The missile has “practically no range restrictions” and is capable of carrying a wide range of nuclear weapons. Sarmat missiles are compatible with existing R-36M silos and can fit into them with just some minor modification.

Just hours after Russia showcased its latest nuclear ICBM, a Darpa director demanded much more funding to avoid falling behind Russia (and China) in the hypersonic arms race.

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FoggyWorld Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:31 Permalink

Looks as if we already have fallen behind but the question is where is all that money that the DOD can't account for?

Until they learn just basic accounting, it seems foolish to keep giving them more.

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DillyDilly FoggyWorld Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:40 Permalink

Looks like a giant...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiP_jN1Pv4

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07564111 DillyDilly Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:44 Permalink

Maybe get to see these in action ;)

2 days to respond :D :D
https://www.rt.com/uk/421078-may-skripal-russia-parliament/

Because we a rouge state :D :D
https://www.rt.com/uk/421087-parliament-statements-russia-skripal/

JUSA still pissed about Syria :D :D

Ex-spy Skripal poisoning 'clearly came from Russia' & 'will trigger response' – Tillerson
https://www.rt.com/usa/421091-skripal-tillerson-russia-response/

Fucktards still looking for WW3

https://www.rt.com/usa/421068-us-haley-syria-un/

Lets cross the Rubicon

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Slippery Slope 07564111 Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:47 Permalink

So, what will the NATO code name be for the Sarmat?

I suggest “Hilda Beast”.

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Stuck on Zero DillyDilly Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:47 Permalink

The Russians are making some really great military PR movies. Stunning action, narration, and music. I think our military is outshone in this regard.

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HRClinton DillyDilly Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:21 Permalink

It comes real fast too.

No sooner it's up and going, and it's over.

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Baron von Bud FoggyWorld Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:43 Permalink

Does the US have secret weapons equal to Russia's Sarmat? Of course not. The money we spend on defense here is WW2 stuff. The rest goes to contractor jobs and corporate dividends. Think Clinton Global Initiative - same scam story.

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Freddie Baron von Bud Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:59 Permalink

Here is another hint friend. The majority of line workers at US defense factories are Teamster union members. They are rabidly pro Democrat and many are fairly illiterate. They are like a more nasty postal worker.

MIC/Pentgram's main objective is to steal taxpayer's money.

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Anarchyteez FoggyWorld Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:59 Permalink

Grand slam Foggy!

+++

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Disgruntled Goat FoggyWorld Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:05 Permalink

Yeah, so what? .... how many homosexual and transexual troops do they have? How many genders do their troops have? Just 1 I bet , we have lots !!! ..... see!!! ... having the fastest most powerful weapons in the world isn't everything ... so there !

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HRClinton FoggyWorld Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:18 Permalink

Remarkable times, when Satan is RIFfed.

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directaction Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:31 Permalink

Thank God the world has Russia to contain the United Satans.

Go get 'em Putin.

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Peak Finance Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:31 Permalink

LOLZ!

Trillions of military spending

And overnight we are a 3rd-rate power behind both China and Russia

No one at the Pentagon foresaw the need for these hypersonic thingies?

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paradox Peak Finance Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:33 Permalink

They have the same technology, silly. Don't be so dense, ya hurd?

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CatInTheHat Peak Finance Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:48 Permalink

What we have is the equivalent to junk. The DOD is a money laundering outfit. They've both updated anything because they're keeping the money in offshore accounts. How can people be so fucking stupid not to see that the US psychopathic bullies will fund and arm jihadist to bully, murder and ruin smaller countries but when it comes to Russia, it is active INCITEMENT to genocide. A war crime under International law. We can't win a major war.

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BlindMonkey CatInTheHat Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:06 Permalink

Nope. We can't win a major war but we got "dial a yield" air dropped B61 bombs to make the NorKs tremble. Like damn near everything the US builds they aren't effective against China or Russia but can push small dictators around.

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I am Groot BlindMonkey Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:09 Permalink

They only paid $13 billion for that Ford aircraft carrier. You want it to launch planes too ? Correction. "We" paid $13 billion for it. My ass hurts just saying that price tag.

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holdbuysell Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:32 Permalink

Well, what's the US MIC got? A Cuisinart?

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Freddie holdbuysell Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:44 Permalink

A brigade of gay and transgendered troops?

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I am Groot holdbuysell Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:05 Permalink

One Hell of a cappuccino machine.

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warsev Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:34 Permalink

Somebody please explain how it is that the U.S. spends way more on its military than Russia and China combined and has inferior weapons? Or does it?

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Freddie warsev Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:40 Permalink

USAA Inc, a Roth$child holding company, spent $2 trillion in taxpayer money on the F-35 and the H1-B Indian programmers are still working on the code.

The Russians are very very good at rocket engines, software development, physics, and mathematics for starters. The stuff you really need to be good at for state of the art ICBMs.

The Pentagram is good at stealing/spending taxpayers money and false flags.

The USSA Inc. is also good at letting Jared Kushner and Ivanka's pal Soros engage in left wing agitation and flooding the west with Africans, Mexicans, Muslims and Christ killers. Soros latest venture is getting gun control laws passed from a recent false flag.

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PorscheNoSub Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:42 Permalink

Am I the only one noticing Putin is running the same playbook the US ran against the USSR but with a little different slant? They have strategically spent on capability that will cost the US exponentially more per advancement in capability. He will bankrupt the US getting them to catch up if it is even possible (i.e. can't spend enough money fast enough to field a comparable capability or effective countermeasure in the near future).

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Freddie PorscheNoSub Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:51 Permalink

Exactly. Oddly enough, Putin is more like Russia's Reagan than the dual shitizen scum in the corrupt USSA's Congress. Or Trump's son in law Jared Kusner-Soros aka 666 Park Ave. Jared.

One thing Russia did was create very accurate cheap technology kits to retrofit old iron bombs to turn them into JDAMs(?) or smart bombs. Very cheap retrofit and it was genius.

The USSA and the Pentagram has spent over $2 trillion on the F-35 and it is a joke and hangar queen.

The Pentgram lines the pockets of their friends, former generals and Congressmen and women including that Indian squaw from Massachusetts. She has a $5 million dollar teepee. The lying cunt refused to take a DNA test to show she was an Indian. F**king fraud like Kerry who she replaced.

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BlindMonkey Freddie Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:08 Permalink

Asymmetrical missile capabilities for defense means that Russia proper can't be touched by the US with anything short of ICBMs and pet jihadists.

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Son of Captain Nemo Mon, 03/12/2018 - 22:50 Permalink

Some one needs to tell poor Rex and Theresa before their right hands become permanently disfigured from "too much"!... And that they better think more clearly before escalation with the announcement heard round the globe last week with these nuclear annihilation "goodies" the Russians keep making "pop" "up"!

https://www.rt.com/usa/421091-skripal-tillerson-russia-response/

https://www.rt.com/uk/421078-may-skripal-russia-parliament/

Looks like the chemical weapons use in Syria is no longer "front and center" to the Anglo-American ONES... Wonder if we have any of our people trapped or dead inside Eastern Ghouta? (https://southfront.org/u-s-officially-threatens-to-strike-syrian-army-i…)

Anyone care to place a bet that we do?!!!

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BlindMonkey Son of Captain Nemo Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:11 Permalink

I've been wondering what the West has in Ghouta that is making them crazy. So far Syrian army has found chemical weapons, french, US and Israeli weapons. Is there anything else there or is it also people that might be captured?

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Freddie Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:05 Permalink

15 MIRVs per warhead? F*ck. Good luck stopping that.

Well the Clintons through that Bernie Schwartz guy of Loral sold China our "bus" technology for MIRVs on ICBMs to China. Bernie was the biggest DNC contributor at the time.

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I am Groot Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:06 Permalink

Dear Russia, please deposit all of your old, worn out Satan missiles on Washington, D.C. for recycling.

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Freddie I am Groot Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:10 Permalink

Don't forget the NY Fed and Hollywood.

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MusicIsYou Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:10 Permalink

So basically the west dubbed Russia's missiles "Satan", which is weird because the enemies of Jesus called him Satan, and they said John had a devil. Lets just face the truth here, the U.S is the locust from the bottomless pit with an insatiable appetite for lust.

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Dancing Disraeli Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:11 Permalink

Since the last thing I want to see is anymore wars between whites, if this prevents the Zionists from getting us into a stupid war with Russia, this is excellent news.

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bluskyes Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:14 Permalink

great cgi. almost as believable as NASA.

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LiberateUS Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:16 Permalink

Another Putin/Russia win.

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Montana Cowboy Mon, 03/12/2018 - 23:22 Permalink

The article doesn't define terms. Just so everyone understands.....

Supersonic = Greater than the speed of sound in the media where the measurement is made.

Hypersonic = At least 5 times the speed of sound in the media where the measurement is made.

Speed of Sound = In dry air at 0 °C (32 °F), the speed of sound is 331.2 metres per second (1,087 ft/s; 1,192 km/h; 741 mph; 644 kn). Hypersonic must exceed 3,700 mph.

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