Quest for ‘super-duper’ missiles pits US against key rivalsThey fly at speeds of a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra difficult to detect and destroy in flight.By Robert Burns, The Associated Press4 years ago
While US worries about China, Europe stays focused on RussiaChina and its increasingly sophisticated and far-flung military sit atop U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s list of international security worries, but in Europe a bigger concern is closer to home: Russia.By Robert Burns, The Associated Press4 years ago
Russia says its new weapon is 27 times faster than the speed of soundThe new weapon “essentially makes missile defenses useless,” an official said.5 years ago
Putin oversees hypersonic weapon test, says it’s ‘invulnerable’No country's missile defense can stop it, Russian leader says.5 years ago
Putin: Russia has enough missiles without violating treaty, and nobody has hypersonic weapons like theirsThe Russian president denies the U.S. claim it is developing a land-based cruise missile.5 years ago
Russia is ‘ahead of competition’ with latest weapons, but won’t use nukes first, Putin says "We can't be those who initiate" a nuclear strike, Russia's president says.6 years ago
Coercive tactics? Putin touts Russia’s ‘invincible’ nuclear weaponsRussia's president claimed that Russia's new "invincible" missiles could overcome any present or future missile defense systems.By Daniel Cebul6 years ago