A lot of ICBM’s are capable of launching >10 MT warheads, but my understanding is that the US and Russia don’t actually use such large warheads because it’s more useful to launch 6-10 much smaller warheads instead.
That’s interesting. My sense is the Sarmat sure was built with the goal of launching massive nuclear warheads, so I would be surprised if Russia isn’t going to load it with an appropriate warhead.
A lot of ICBM’s are capable of launching >10 MT warheads, but my understanding is that the US and Russia don’t actually use such large warheads because it’s more useful to launch 6-10 much smaller warheads instead.
That’s interesting. My sense is the Sarmat sure was built with the goal of launching massive nuclear warheads, so I would be surprised if Russia isn’t going to load it with an appropriate warhead.