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Russian “Satan” in military parade
They are difficult to detect and always hit their target. Russia is the world champion in missiles, but the list of the largest includes powers from almost every continent.
The prize for the most destructive missile in the world goes to one of the most feared powers in the world: Russia. But on the list of the most dangerous in the world there are many missiles that command respect: if they are used, they destroy everything around them.
These are the 10 most powerful missiles in the world, spread across some of the world’s greatest powers (which are also so for that very reason).
10. AGNI-V (RUSSIA)
This missile belongs to India and is the country’s most advanced surface-to-surface missile, explains .
With a payload of 1,000 kg, this missile is the 10th most destructive in the world. Copper the entire territory of Pakistan, constituting a threat to this country with which relations are not the best, as well as northern regions of China.
9. JL-2 (China)
The JL-2 is a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile launched from submarinecontaining a GPS system. It can carry a single one-megaton warhead or 3 to 8 smaller MIRV warheads.
8. LGM-30G Minuteman III (USA)
This North American giant has a range of about 13,000 km and a W78 (335 kilotons) or W87 (300 kilotons) warhead.
It was designed in the 1950s and became operational in the 1970s, he explains, and is operated by teams of two officers in underground command centers.
7. R-29RMU2.1 Layner (Russia)
This three-stage Russian submarine-launched ballistic missile, with a payload of around 2,800 kg, is the 7th most powerful in the world, capable of carrying up to 12 warheads of 100 to 300 kilotons.
In flight, IE points out, it is capable of performing maneuvers and retargeting.
6. M51 (France)
It has less range (8,000km) than the US weapon, but this weapon is no less dangerous. It weighs more than 50 tons and measures 12 meters in length: each french submarine SSBN carries 16 M51.dangerous missiles.
5. RS-24 Yars (Russia)
One of Russia’s most advanced ICBMs and one of the world’s biggest threats: This missile entered service in 2010. It can be launched from fixed silos or mobile platforms, carrying multiple independently targetable warheads.
4. Trident II D5 (US and UK)
Yes, this missile is shared by two powers as far apart as the USA and the United Kingdom. In service since 1990, it is embarked on class submarines. Ohio e Vanguardand is considered one of the most accurate strategic systems and reliable ever built.
3. LGM-35 Sentinel (USA)
Modernized propulsion, guidance and command systems. This is the North American Sentinel, which is not yet in service — it is expected to be available in the 2030s. The objective is simple: ensure credible US nuclear deterrence by the middle of the 21st century.
2. DF-41 (China)
China’s most feared intercontinental ballistic missile was unveiled in 2015. Its land-mobile launcher increases the survivability, making it more difficult to detect and destroy during a conflict.
This among the most powerful ICBMs in the world and can carry up to ten independently targeted nuclear warheads.
1. RS-28 Sarmat (Satan II)
The most feared missile in the world belongs to Russia. Powered by liquid fuel, the Sarmat (known in NATO as Satan — “Satan”) is equipped with MIRVand was developed to replace the R-36M Voyevoda.
Your Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS), allowing warheads to be placed in low-Earth orbital trajectories toward their targets — is one of the weapons that can spread terror across borders. It’s in Russia’s hands.
