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.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 months ago

      Didn’t Ukraine give up it’s nuclear armaments by treaty with Russia in exchange for Russia acknowledging its sovereignty?

      • palordrolap
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        22 months ago

        A treaty that died the moment Russian tanks crossed the border.

        Not saying Ukraine have nukes, nor that they should have them, but if they did, they wouldn’t be in violation of that particular treaty.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 months ago

          the moment russian tanks crossed the border.

          For clarity, that moment occurred in 2014.