Putin Talks New Nuclear Weapons in Annual Address Russian President Putin revealed that his country developed a nuclear missile. He said the cruise missile can reach any point in the world, claiming: "No defense systems will be able to withstand it." Vladimir Putin Russian media state it could target an area as big as the state of Texas or even France. NATO gave the missile, RS-28 Samat rocket, the nickname "Satan 2." "Nobody listened to us. Well, listen to us now."