7 minutes agoPutin says Russian navy to be equipped with hypersonic nuclear weapons
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Russian navy would be armed with nuclear hypersonic weapons and underwater nuclear fears, which the Defence Ministry said were in their final phase of testing. Weapons, some of which have not yet been deployed, include the Poseidon nuclear threat designed for [...]
Weapons, some of which have not yet been deployed, include the Poseidon nuclear threat designed to be transported from the submarine, and hypersonic Tsirkon (Zircon) rocket, which can be placed on surface ships.
The combination of speed, maneuvering, and altitude of hypersonic missiles, capable of traveling more than five times the speed of sound, makes them difficult to track and track.
Speaking in St Petersburg at the annual Navy parade showing Russia's best ships, nuclear submarines and marine aviation, Putin said Russian Navy capabilities are growing and adding 40 new ships to the arsenal this year.
He did not specify when new hypersonic weapons would be taken but suggested that the day was approaching.
Putin last year threatened to deploy hypersonic missiles on ships and submarines that could ambush near the territorial waters of the United States if the United States were to deploy medium-range nuclear weapons operating in Europe.
Washington has not deployed such missiles in Europe, but Moscow is concerned it can do so.
