Lavrov said that Russia is forced to deal with hypersonic weapons because of the US missile defense system.
Lavrov said that Russia is forced to deal with hypersonic weapons because of the US missile defense system.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow was forced to develop hypersonic weapons because of the US missile defense system.
“We were engaged in hypersonic initiatives, because we knew very well that the US missile defense system would be directed not at the DPRK and Iran, but against the Russian Federation and subsequently the PRC,” he said in an interview with the Italian TV company Mediaset.
The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Russia needs funds that can guarantee an increase in missile defense.
The day before, the Russian Navy tested the Zirkon supersonic missile with the Dvinsk nuclear submarine. Test video published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In addition, the military department reported that in Russia by 2025 more than 12 laser-optical and radio-technical complexes will appear that implement various justifications for the detection and preservation of space objects, recalling that the first such complex successfully arrives on combat duty in the Altai Territory.