Russia and the Sarmat missile: in a few minutes in London or Paris – Foreign

Rome, April 30, 2022 – La Russia flexes its muscles and issues a warning to Europe: the new Sarmat missile, tested in recent days from Moscow and announced to the world by Putin as ‘the extra weapon to defend against threats’, it can reach the main European capitals in just a few minutes. Only 106 seconds to get to Berlin, a handful more to get to London (202) or Paris (200).

The narrativeaccompanied by a map showing the potential trajectories and flight times of the new super ICBM, goes through the state TV programs, from Channel One to Rossija1, accompanied by expert comments. The Sarmat was tested about ten days ago: it was 3.12 pm Moscow time on April 20 when the launch button was pressed from a silo in the Archangel region, on the White Sea. Following the scene from the Kremlin, which evoked the frames of some apocalyptic films on the Third World War, was the Tsar. As soon as they told him that the test was “perfectly successful”, he announced to the world that Moscow now has an additional weapon, the most effective, to defend itself: “This unique weapon – he said – will protect Russia’s security from any external threat and will make those who try to threaten our country think twice in the frenzy of anger and aggressive rhetoric “. But not only that, Putin also wanted to point out that the super missile is made entirely with components made in Russia. A way of saying that American and Western sanctions will not prevent Moscow from continuing its technological development programs. The Pentagon immediately took the field, talking about a ‘routine operation, but the media message did not escape anyone. And that map with the trajectories pointing to European capitals makes an impression.