The Pentagon is alarmed by the Russian "supersonic threats"
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Washington is alarmed by the statements of Moscow on new types of strategic weapons, reports RIA News Statement by Pentagon Director General Samuel Greaves of the Missile Defense Agency (PRO).
As for the statements of Mr. (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, they are disturbing, they force us to pay increased attention to the (combat) capabilities that we need in order to defend ourselves from what he said,
- supersonic threats, Greaves said at the Senate hearing, responding to the relevant question from lawmakers.
Recall about the newest Russian weapons Vladimir Putin spoke on March 1, speaking with a message to the Federal Assembly. The President said that Russia has created the Avangard system, which is capable of “flying in dense layers of the atmosphere to an intercontinental range at a hypersonic speed exceeding the Mach number by more than 20 times.” He also reported on new types of laser weapons, underwater nuclear drone, the new ICBM.
The President explained the development of such weapons by the need to counter the US missile defense system, the deployment of which near the Russian borders threatens to disrupt the strategic balance.
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