“The Oreshnik system is not a strategic weapon, in any case it is not an intercontinental ballistic missile, it is not a weapon of mass destruction, because it is very accurate,” the Kremlin chief said in a meeting with the military. leadership.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putinpraised the makers of the new one this Friday Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missilethat can have the same effect as strategic weapons without being a means of mass destruction. The missile was launched against Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kiev’s use of British and American long-range missiles. Storm shadow And ATACMSon Russian territory.
“The Oreshnik System It is not a strategic weaponIn any case, It’s not an intercontinental ballistic missile, It’s not a weapon of mass destruction.because it is very accurate,” the Kremlin head said in a meeting with the military leadership, stressing that if used in a massive attack together with other long-range systems, the effect would be comparable to that of strategic strikes. weapons.
The head of the Kremlin has emphasized that this is not the modernization of a Soviet system, but the result of the work of the military industry of post-Soviet Russia. “While it is also true that we all come from the Soviet Union, we all learned what previous generations did and benefited to some extent from their achievements,” he admitted.
He repeated that “nobody in the world” It has a system like Oreshnik, capable of bypassing any anti-missile shield. “Yes, sooner or later other powers will also get it (…). But that will be tomorrow, or in one or two years, and we have it now and that is the most important thing,” he assured.
In this sense, he stated that Russia will continue testing the new missile and begin serial production of the new system. “We will continue these tests, including in combat conditions. Everything depends on the situation and the nature of the security threats created for Russia,” he stated. He immediately added that Russia has done so “sufficient reserves” of those rockets.
The Commander in Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, Sergei Karakayevin turn has said that Oreshnik “is capable of achieving objectives throughout Europe“, which sets it apart from other long-range and high-precision weapons.
Source: EITB
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