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Russia puts advanced Sarmat nuclear missile system on ‘combat duty’

A Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile blasts off during a test launch in 2018 from the Plesetsk launch pad in northwestern Russia [File: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP Photo]

Moscow has put into service an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that Russian President Vladimir Putin has said would make Russia’s enemies “think twice” about their threats, according to reported comments by the head of the country’s space agency.

Yuri Borisov, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, said Sarmat missiles have “assumed combat duty”, according to Russian news agency reports on Friday.

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