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Detailed explanation-1: -’East Wind-41’) is a fourth-generation Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps). DF-41 is the fourth and the latest generation of the Dongfeng series strategic missiles developed by China.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russia’s 200-Ton ‘Monster Missile’ RS-28 Sarmat ICBM That Can Fire Hypersonic Weapons Enters Serial Production. The RS-28 Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), which Russia has projected as the “world’s deadliest missile,” has now entered serial production.

Detailed explanation-3: -Russia, the United States, China, France, India, the United Kingdom, Israel, and North Korea are the only countries known to have operational ICBMs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q) Which is the most powerful missile in India? Ans. Agni-V is an Indian nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization [DRDO]. The missile is believed to have a range of around 5,000 to 5,500 kilometers.