WEAPON OF WAR This photo released by the Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, shows the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile being launched from Plesetsk in Russia’s northwest. ROSCOSMOS PHOTO VIA AP
WEAPON OF WAR This photo released by the Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, shows the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile being launched from Plesetsk in Russia’s northwest. ROSCOSMOS PHOTO VIA AP

MOSCOW: The Russian military said on Wednesday it successfully performed the first test of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a weapon President Vladimir Putin said would make the West "think twice" before harboring any aggressive intention against Russia.

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