Putin Flaunted Five Powerful Weapons. Are They a Threat?
le heavy-duty nuclear energy unit," Mr. Putin said,
that can power a cruise missile so that it could achieve "basically an unlimited range." Such a technology could evade American defenses and alter the balance of power. that a small-sca
The Trump Nuclear Posture Review, released in early February, makes the first known federal reference to this Russian weapon, calling it "a new intercontinental, nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered, undersea autonomous
torpedo." After years of development, this technology was successfully tested in December, according to Mr. Putin, who called it "really fantastic." The United States appears to have nothing similar.
Mr. Putin said such superfast missiles have been tested successfully
and begun trial service.The video shows what appears to be a possible test launching from a military jet.
, is this true?" Mr. Putin said the nuclear cruise missile had been tested successfully late last year. that The question is
The Sarmat has not been deployed, but "the Defense Ministry
and enterprises of the missile and aerospace industry are in the active phase of testing," Mr. Putin told his audience.The video opens with footage from what appears to be a test site.
Mr. Putin said Russia had successfully tested the novel warhead technology, capable of travel at 20 times the speed of sound.
Russia has a new class of weapons, President Vladimir V. Putin said on Thursday, that could make American defenses obsolete.
