Russia to test Satan too nuclear missiles so powerful it could destroy Texas or France. The devastatingly powerful intercontinental ballistic missile which replaces an earlier version code named Satan, by NATO, is thought to be the largest atomic weapon carrying rockets ever produced, capable of housing as many as it does and warheads in its shell. Russia media said the rocket could erase from the face of the Earthland plots the size of Texas, in comments that could be interpreted as an attempt to intimidate the US. Worryingly the missile has been designed with stealth technology which enables it to be fired at a target without being picked up by radar systems. It is also said to travel its feeds that render the most missile defense systems useless. Seven years in the making, RS-28 Saunet, as it is officially known, will be ready for testing in the summer and will enter service in 2018. Russian broadcasters of Esther said the new weaponry would determine in which direction nuclear deterrence in the world will develop. Defense experts Saunet has an operational range of around 10,000 km, meaning European capitals as well as the eastern west coasts of the US would be within range. London is 2,500 km from Moscow while Washington is 7,850 km away. The Satan missile is thought to weigh at least 100 tonnes, including a payload weighing up to 10 tonnes.