Ex-Pentagon employee was surprised by the US reaction to the first launch of «Sarmat»

Sarmat stationary-based ICBM launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. File photoMOSCOW, July 23Former Pentagon official Mark Schneider, in an article in The National Interest, called the reaction of the American authorities to the test of the Sarmat ballistic missile in April a weakness. Then the representative of the American defense department said that the United States had been warned by Russia in advance about the missile test and did not perceive the launch as a threat. An American economist called the United States a loser because of the situation in Ukraine «The deployment of several bombers in combat readiness and the deployment of nuclear-capable F-35 stealth fighters in Europe in the near future are obvious responses. Joint nuclear exercises with Britain and possibly France could would serve as the right signal,» Schneider says. The American expert highlighted the outstanding performance of the Russian missile, surpassing the US strategic nuclear forces, but urged the White House «not to panic» and «not to bury your head in the sand.» Schneider criticized the reaction of US President Joe Biden and Pentagon representatives to the missile tests, accusing them of «indulging» Moscow.Neighbors turned their backs on the United States because of Russia, media write Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the first launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on April 20 under the state test program from the silo launcher of the Plesetsk cosmodrome. As Putin noted, the Sarmat missile system will ensure the security of Russia and make those who are trying to threaten it think. The advanced Sarmat missile system will replace the Voevoda missiles. The new missile has expanded the range of combat equipment both in terms of the number of warheads and types — it can carry hypersonic gliding units. «Sarmat», as noted in the Ministry of Defense, is capable of hitting targets at long ranges, using various flight paths, and is guaranteed to overcome any existing and future anti-missile defense systems. The new carrier, which is the most powerful in the world and has the longest range of targets, should significantly increase the combat power of Russia's strategic nuclear forces. announced Russia's victory over the West on three fronts