News Alert: Putin boasts that Russia has developed a nuclear-powered cruise missile impervious to U.S. defense shields

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any nuclear attack, of any size, on Russia or its allies would be considered an attack on Russia that would lead to an immediate response. In a nearly two-hour-long speech to top Russian officials and members of parliament, Putin began with a series of promises to improve domestic living standards and ended with stark warnings to the United States. Russia, Putin warned, had responded to U.S. development of missile defense shields by developing weapons that could not be thwarted by them. On the big screen behind him, video footage and computer graphics showed off the new weapons, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile and underwater drone. In one animation, a missile launched from Russia was shown flying across the Atlantic, rounding the southern tip of South America, and heading up the Pacific toward the United States.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Thu, Mar 1, 2018, 6:29 AM     Putin boasts that Russia has developed a nuclear-powered cruise missile impervious to U.S. defense shields Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any nuclear attack, of any size, on Russia or its allies would be considered an attack on Russia that would lead to an immediate response. In a nearly two-hour-long speech to top Russian officials and members of parliament, Putin began with a series of promises to improve domestic living standards and ended with stark warnings to the United States. Russia, Putin warned, had responded to U.S. development of missile defense shields by developing weapons that could not be thwarted by them. On the big screen behind him, video footage and computer graphics showed off the new weapons, including a nuclear-powered cruise missile and underwater drone. In one animation, a missile launched from Russia was shown flying across the Atlantic, rounding the southern tip of South America, and heading up the Pacific toward the United States. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071