Putin declares imminent deployment of Sarmat nuclear missiles for combat duty.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the country's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of carrying 10 or more nuclear warheads, will soon be deployed for combat duty. Putin stressed the importance of Russia's "triad" of nuclear forces that can be launched from land, sea or air. The first Sarmat launchers will be put on combat duty "in the near future." The new missile is designed to carry out nuclear strikes on targets thousands of miles away in the United States or Europe.