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"Vladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental
intermediate-range ballistic missile as Ukraine decried the testing of the
nuclear-capable weapon on its territory as an “international crime”.
Speaking at a defence conference on Friday, Putin contested US claims that
Russia possessed only a “handful” of the high-speed ballistic missiles, saying
that the military had enough to continue to test them in “combat conditions”
and would put them into serial production.
“The tests [of the missile system] have passed successfully, and I congratulate
you all on that,” Putin said, according to the
Interfax news agency. “As has
been said already, we’ll be continuing these tests, including in combat
conditions, depending on the situation and nature of threats being posed to
Russia’s security, especially considering that we have enough of such items,
such systems ready for use in stock.”
At the same conference, the Russian strategic missile forces commander Sergei
Karakayev said that the missiles could strike targets throughout Europe.
“Depending on the objectives and the range of this weapon, it can strike
targets on the entire territory of Europe, which sets it apart from other types
of long-range precision-guided weapons,” Karakayev said.
Russia launched the experimental missile, which US officials described as a
modified design based on Russia’s longer-range RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental
ballistic missile, against a rocket factory in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
Both Vladimir Putin and US officials have said the missile is capable of
carrying a nuclear warhead."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
