Pentagon Responds to Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ Missile Test

The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test at Plesetsk cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk region, Russia, in this still image taken from a video released on April 20, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/via Reuters

The Pentagon on Wednesday said Russia notified the United States ahead of its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Russia’s first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal, was not deemed as a “threat” to the United States and its allies, the Pentagon said.