Well, then it must be true.
“US officials believe the test failed since Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention it in his State of the Nation address Tuesday.”
Even worse, look at our reason (above) for claiming that the test failed.
Then you may ask why the Neocons are making such an IDIOTIC claim? Others may think differently, but the only thing that I can think of is to prepare the West for WW3...by claiming that Russian nukes won’t work, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.