Putin test-fires 16,000mph ‘Satan-2’ nuclear missile in chilling warning to ‘anyone who tries to threaten Russia’

RUSSIA has successfully launched its ‘Satan’ missile, capable of firing up to 12 nuclear warheads at once, Vladimir Putin has claimed. The launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will give “food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia,” the Russian president warned. The missiles can destroy an area the size of France The missile, nicknamed Satan 2, can fly 6,000 miles, carry 16 warheads and has the potential to destroy an area the size of France. The bombs it carries are believed to be more than 1,000 times more powerful than those that hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945. Most worryingly, the separate warheads are capable of detaching from the main 100-tonne missile before travelling towards their target at hypersonic speeds. Most read in News BACK OFF We're £30k in debt after neighbours accused us of trespass over SIX INCHES of land 'IT'S KARMA' Thief punched gran, 72, & stole her car - only to DIE in crash shortly after GRIM DISCOVERY Body of woman found at beauty spot after massive search operation TRAGIC TOT Baby, one, dies as woman, 25, and man, 35, arrested by cops PURE TERROR My neighbour attacked me with a samurai sword - it was like a horror film PARTY TIME Boris apologises 'unreservedly' for Covid fine ahead of Partygate vote this week