RUSSIA - Satan II World’s Most Powerful Missile

Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.

The Sarmat—designated “Satan II” by NATO—is meant to replace about 40 Soviet-built Voyevoda missiles. Its development began in 2011 and before now, the missile had only one known successful test and reportedly suffered a massive explosion during an abortive test in 2024. A satellite image analyzed by CBS News at the time showed a large crater and remnants of a possible explosion on a launchpad at Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.

The nuclear treaty that expired in February was a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Russia, which have about 4,300 and 3,700 nuclear warheads respectively, according to the Federation of American Scientists.

-www.cbsnews.com, 12 May 2026

Commentary: A Google search explains: “Satan 2 is the Western NATO reporting name for the RS-28 Sarmat, a massive next-generation Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) designed to carry multiple nuclear warheads and evade modern defense systems.” A nuclear war seems all but unthinkable. It would mean suicide for the West and the East.

What does the Bible say? “Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” (2 Peter 3:12). Some scholars understand this to be a nuclear war. However, we understand it to happen after the Millennium. As believers, however, we have hope: “Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness” (v. 13).

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