PUTIN: RUSSIA HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS IMPOSSIBLE TO INTERCEPT

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has developed a range of new nuclear weapons that he claims can’t be intercepted by an enemy.

Speaking in a nationally televised address, Putin said the new weapons represent a quantum leap in military technology and will render NATO’s US-led missile defense system useless.

Here’s a look at the weapons he announced.

THE SARMAT INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE

Russia has been working for years to develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to replace the Soviet-designed Voyevoda, the world’s heaviest ICBM knownis undergoing tests and a video shown during his speech featured its test launch.