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April 20, 2022

Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ missile changes little for U.S., scholars say

Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The Washington Post discussing Russia’s recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile with the potential to carry a large nuclear payload.

Russia has always had a substantial number of ICBMs that could strike the United States and Europe, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

Putin’s recent threats are more worrisome than the weapon itself, Erath said.

“We should be very concerned about this practice of making threats as an instrument of Russian policy [that] is gaining currency,” Erath said. Read more

Posted in: Center in the News, Issue Center, Press & In the News on Russia, Press Room, Russia, Ukraine

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