New Russian missile will make enemies think twice, says Putin

Russia successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with President Vladimir Putin boasting the nuclear-capable projectile will make Moscow’s enemies “think twice”. Putin was shown on television being told by the military the missile had been launched from Plesetsk in Russia’s northwest and hit targets in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east on Wednesday. “I congratulate you on the successful launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile,” Putin told the army in televised remarks. (Agencies)