Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defence program by deploying new weapons capable of piercing the shield, warned Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Associated Press news service. Putin made the remarks Tuesday.
Here is the rest of the Associated Press article:
Putin told defence officials that by developing defences against ballistic missiles Washington aims to “neutralize” Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent and gain a “decisive military superiority.”
He said that Moscow will respond by developing “strike systems capable of penetrating any missile defences.”
“Over the past three years, companies of the military-industrial complex have created and successfully tested a number of prospective weapons …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
