Russia Shows Off Hypersonic Nuclear Missile to U.S. Inspectors

Russia Shows Off Hypersonic Nuclear Missile to U.S. Inspectors

Russia

said it has showed its new hypersonic nuclear missile system to U.S. inspectors as part of a bilateral arms control treaty ahead of the missile’s deployment, Interfax reported Tuesday.

President Vladimir Putin

said late last year that Russia would be ready to deploy the Avangard missile system in one year’s time.

One of several new weapons

announced in 2018, the Avangard was touted as a highly maneuverable weapon able to evade the United States’ missile defense systems.

The Moscow Times

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/11/26/russia-shows-off-hypersonic-nuclear-missile-to-us-inspectors-a68329