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Russia’s strongman leader laid out Moscow’s newly revamped nuclear capability in a speech to lawmakers – claiming the new nukes cannot be stopped by any missile defence

Putin claimed Russia has successfully carried out tests of the RS-28 Sarmat, which is dubbed by NATO the Satan 2.

It is claimed the 100-ton ICBM will carry up to 15 nuclear warheads – each capable of hypersonic speeds of up to 15,882mph.

Destructive power packed within the Satan 2 is believed to be able to wipe out an area the size of France or Texas.

This would be capable of totally decimating the relatively tiny Britain in just seconds.

Satan 2 tests are believed to have been carried out at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, north western Russia, in December.

Putin played a video showing an initial test of the missile, showing a black and white chequerboard coloured weapon arriving on the back of a missile truck.

The nuke was unveiled to be painted in a black-and-white chequerboard pattern, before launching in an eruption of flame from the and taking to the skies.

Real footage then gave way to a computer simulation, which showed the warheads showering down on an unidentified country.

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Russia's leader claimed the weapon was unstoppable – with the video simulation showing the nuke flying over the North and South poles to hit targets anywhere on Earth.

He also boasted it is a type of missile that no other nation in the world currently has in their arsenal, while also blasting the US for its new nuclear strategy to boost its nuke arsenal.

Putin also warned Russia was ready to strike back at the US, and would use nuclear weapons if it was attacked in kind.

He said:"Our nuclear doctrine says Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons only in response to a nuclear attack or an attack with other weapons of mass destruction against her or her allies, or a conventional attack against us that threatens the very existence of the state.”

“It is my duty to state this: Any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies, be it small-scale, medium-scale or any other scale, will be treated as a nuclear attack on our country. The response will be instant and with all the relevant consequences."

Vlad added: "We are greatly concerned by some parts of the new nuclear posture, which reduces the benchmark for the use of nuclear weapons. Whatever soothing words one may try to use behind closed doors, we can read what was written."

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Kremlin engineers are said to be aiming to deploy the Satan 2 ready for war before the end of 2020.

The RS-28 will replace Russia’s current arsenal of SS-18s, called Satans.

It is said to have range of up to 7,000 miles and can “speed past every missile defence system in existence”.

Individual warheads strapped to the Satan 2 will have yields of up to 750kt – 50 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

And remember, this missile will have up to 15 of them.