New Russian hypersonic weapons help maintain a strategic balance, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with TASS.
As part of the “20 Questions for Vladimir Putin” project, the head of state noted that the Americans created their missile defense system to violate this stability.
According to him, in Washington it was believed that “if they create an anti-missile umbrella above themselves, then the other side will not be able to respond accordingly if they use nuclear weapons”.
“But by creating these modern [hypersonic] complexes, including complexes that easily overcome any missile defense system, we maintain this strategic stability and strategic balance”, – Putin said.
He emphasized that this is fundamentally important not only for international security.
Earlier, the Russian leader promised to continue to equip all types of troops with the latest weapons and equipment, including laser and hypersonic systems.