Putin dreams of 'missile duel' with US: 'We are ready for such an experiment'
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that Russia's new hypersonic ballistic Oreshnik missile can defeat any American missile defense system. And the Russian head of state is eager to prove that in practice. Putin therefore proposes to organize a true “missile clash” between the West led by the United States on the one hand and Russia on the other.
“We are ready for such an experiment,” the Russian president said in his annual ‘question and answer session’ with carefully selected spectators and journalists.
According to Putin, the Oreshnik missile could hit targets up to 5,500 kilometers away and, according to him, it simply has no equal on this globe. And he is very eager to prove that. After all, according to Putin, there is no chance for Western air defenses to bring down the ballistic missile. “Let them choose a target, say in Kiev, and gather their air and missile defense systems there, while we fire an Oreshnik missile at the target. We'll see what happens.”
(SR for Tagtik/Source: Reuters/Picture: Pixabay)