Putin: Russia Working On Penetrating Any Anti-Missile Shield

Vladimir Putin© Mikhail Metsel/TASS

Tass: Putin: Russia to develop strike systems capable of penetrating any missile defense shield

According to the Russian president, the true goal of the US missile defense shield is to neutralize Russia’s nuclear potential

SOCHI, November 10. /TASS/. Russia will be developing strike systems capable of penetrating any missile defense shield, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

"We’ll be working on the anti-missile defense system as well, but at the first stage, as we have said on many occasions, we’ll also be working on strike systems capable of penetrating any anti-missile defense shield," Putin said at a meeting on the development of the Russian Armed Forces.

Putin said the meeting would discuss the development of such weapon systems that would determine the outlook of the Russian Armed Forces for the next decade and will become a response to the challenges confronted by Russia.

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