Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered an emabarassing setback as his feared Satan 2 nuclear arsenal failed four out of five missile tests, according to arms experts and satellite imagery from the launch site.

High-resolution satellite images of the launch pad at Russia’s Plesetsk test site, where the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile exploded, shows extensive damage.

A crater approximately 60 meters wide at the launch silo at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, along with visible damage in the surrounding area that was not present in images taken earlier in the month.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      US tested a Minuteman III missile out of Vandenberg earlier this year. It was not carrying a nuclear payload. It’s fairly common for countries to test missiles. Some countries broadcast their intent publicly so as not to accidentally trigger a retaliatory launch. Others don’t broadcast publicly, but they do communicate via the good-old-boy net for the same reason.

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        7 hours ago

        ok so they’re not “testing nuclear payloads” then. That’s good to know. I was confused as to what they meant with the title.

        If they ever do test nuclear payloads, thats going to be a nightmare.

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          The US at least regularly tests its missiles. They shoot from California toward a Pacific island into a painted target.

          Modern ICBMs are insanely accurate.