Moscow (CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted Thursday of new weaponry he claims will render NATO defenses "completely useless," delivering a warning to the world about Russia's resurgent military might.
In an annual address to the Russian Parliament, the Kremlin leader said Russia had developed a new, nuclear-capable cruise missile with "unlimited" range that is capable of eluding air-defense systems. He also said Russia had developed an "invincible" missile that can deliver a warhead at hypersonic speed. Putin is running for re-election in mid-March on a platform that emphasizes his strength as a leader. Thursday's speech was an occasion for the Russian President to showcase his country's strides in military technology.
Poster Comment:
This is old news a friend just showed me. Has anyone heard of this?
#1: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#0)
Russians are such drama queens.
sneakypete posted on 2018-03-20 19:37:25 Reply Private Reply
#2: rlk To: A K A Stone (#0)
If they'll blow up D. C.. Florida, and parts of California, We will have won a decisive victory!
rlk posted on 2018-03-20 20:04:51 Reply Private Reply
#3: Pinguinite To: A K A Stone (#0)
Either he's the madman that McCain and Sneaky think he is, or he may be experiencing frustration with how the US ignores Russians concerns in world affairs, not the least of which has been the US meddling that resulted in the Ukrainian revolution.
I strongly suspect the latter.
Pinguinite posted on 2018-03-20 20:26:20 Reply Private Reply
#4: A K A Stone To: rlk (#2)
A K A Stone posted on 2018-03-20 20:26:22 Reply Private Reply
#5: A K A Stone To: Pinguinite (#3)
Yes sir I know that. I just wasn't aware that he made a cute video of nuking Florida to go along with it.
Honestly if i was giving Putin a little bit of a benefit of the doubt, this moves the needle more against Putin.
A K A Stone posted on 2018-03-20 20:28:37 Reply Private Reply
#6: A K A Stone To: Pinguinite (#3)
I understand that it isn't his job to do what America or anyone else desires.
A K A Stone posted on 2018-03-20 20:30:16 Reply Private Reply
#7: Pinguinite To: A K A Stone (#5)
Aside from that, I can't find any illustrations that show missiles approaching anything resembling mainland USA, so what is deemed provocative is very brief.
Putin's main point is he has these weapons. In his speech he complains about the US withdrawing from missile treaties and claims this was against his own wishes.
Pinguinite posted on 2018-03-20 21:11:46 Reply Private Reply
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A K A Stone posted on 2018-03-20 21:18:56 Reply Private Reply
#9: VxH To: A K A Stone (#0)
{ crickets crickets crickets }
VxH posted on 2018-03-21 00:43:48 Reply Private Reply
#10: A Pole To: A K A Stone (#5)
He does not have time to prepare video clips.
A Pole posted on 2018-03-21 03:46:16 Reply Private Reply