russia claims missile reach beyond global limits amid tensions
- Russian missiles are capable of reaching any location in the world. American missile defence systems in Europe are unable to intercept them - said General Sergei Karakaev. The Commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces also mentioned the tests of new intercontinental missiles.
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Karakaev emphasised that in Russia missile tests were conducted towards the Pacific to assess the maximum flight range and confirm compliance with the declared parameters. - This is a necessary stage of testing new intercontinental ballistic missiles. They are designed to reach any place on Earth. There is no place that our missiles cannot reach - stated Karakaev in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda".
Is Russia working on a new weapon?
The General also reported on the development of new types of warheads for intercontinental ballistic missiles, including the hypersonic block of the "Avangard" complex and the hypersonic components of the "Oresnik" complex.
- These are not all the examples: a wide range of equally effective products is in the final stage of development, about which it is not yet time to speak - added the commander.
The key role of "Oresnik"
Karakaev noted that the "Oresnik" test under combat conditions was "an important event in the history of the Strategic Missile Forces". He also assured that Russia and the USA inform each other about tests of ballistic missiles.
On 21st November, Russia used the "Oresnik" missile to attack a military facility in Dnipro. Russian President Vladimir Putin described this as a response to the use of Western long-range ATACMS and Storm Shadow missiles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in attacks on Russian territory.
Putin stated that having a sufficient number of missiles like the "Oresnik" practically eliminates the need to use nuclear weapons. According to him, Russia has a stockpile of "Oresnik" ready for use, and mass production of missiles has already begun.
Source: "The Moscow Times", WP Wiadomości
