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Putin, before vote, unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons to counter West
President Vladimir Putin unveiled an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield. [...] His remarks were greeted with scepticism in Washington, where officials cast doubt on whether Russia has added any new capabilities to its nuclear arsenal beyond those already known to the U.S. military and intelligence agencies.
[...] Among weapons that Putin said were either in development or ready was a new intercontinental ballistic missile "with a practically unlimited range" able to attack via the North and South Poles and bypass any missile defense systems.
Putin also spoke of a small nuclear-powered engine that could be fitted to what he said were low-flying, highly maneuverable cruise missiles, giving them a practically unlimited range. The new engine meant Russia was able to make a new type of weapon - nuclear missiles powered by nuclear rather than conventional fuel. "Nothing like it in the world exists," Putin told the audience. "At some point it will probably appear (elsewhere) but by that time our guys will have devised something else."
Other new super weapons he listed included underwater nuclear drones, a supersonic weapon and a laser weapon. In one of his video clip demos, a weapon appeared to be hovering over what looked like a map of the state of Florida.
(Score: 2, Funny) by khallow on Saturday March 03 2018, @02:44PM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday March 03 2018, @11:40PM
We have so many missiles. So many submarines. And so many bombers, they call it the Triad because it's 3 things (so complicated). But we don't have those things, those 3 things, running loose. Not anymore, it happened in the '50s, it happened in the '60s. And in 1980. In the great states of Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana. And so many foreign Countries. But our nuclear arsenal, since 1980, it's been VERY SAFE. And even then, you could say it was very safe. We dropped so many Hydrogen bombs by accident. But they didn't hurt anybody. Our government would Hydrogen bomb people by mistake -- big mistake -- and it was a big secret. Nobody knew they'd been bombed. 1950s, 1960s cyber wasn't great. Many problems. But the 1970s cyber is great. We modernized, we're using that for our nuclear now and it's very reliable. SLAM Ramjet, all they had was '60s cyber, the missile worked great but if they had an accident, very big mess. But maybe we can modernize it. Put in that '70s digital. And we'll have nothing to worry about. But the Russians will have A LOT to worry about! Big time.