Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia would bolster its nuclear forces this year with more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), Vice News reports.
The Russian president spoke at an arms show where he also displayed an aircraft carrier and an amphibious landing ship. He said the ICBMs would be “capable of penetrating any, even the most technologically advanced, missile defense systems.”
Prior to Putin’s comments, U.S. officials had indicated that they were considering moving heavy weaponry to NATO countries in response to Russia’s destabilization of Ukraine. Russia’s foreign ministry said in response that the United States “is inciting tensions and …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
