Vladimir Putin has issued a chilling new threat to the West as he flexed his nuclear arsenal during rehearsals for an annual military parade.
The thermonuclear RS-24 Yars ballistic missile was driven past rows of armed guards on a 16-wheeler earlier on Saturday as part of a rehearsal for Russia's Victory Day parade on Monday.
Experts fear the missile, which weighs nearly 50 tonnes, can carry up to 10 warheads as it was seen rolling through Red Square.