News, Analysis, And Commentaries On Russian President Putin's Speech On Russia's New Weapons

New York Times: Putin Flaunted Five Powerful Weapons. Are They a Threat?

The animated videos show Russian warheads speeding toward Florida and missiles outmaneuvering obstacles in the southern Atlantic. Russia has a new class of weapons, President Vladimir V. Putin said on Thursday, that could make American defenses obsolete.

Mr. Putin could be bluffing. It’s unclear how many of the five weapons he described actually exist. But a close look at the videos he presented indicates some telling details about their state of readiness and how they work.

Here is what we know:

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News, Analysis, And Commentaries On Russian President Putin's Speech On Russia's New Weapons

Here's a look at Russia's 'invulnerable' weapons -- CBC
Putin is brandishing his new arsenal -- but what does Russia have? -- CNN
Putin’s nuke boasts are unlikely to change balance of power -- AP
Putin on the nukes -- Steven Pifer, Brookings
Putin may boast, but his new nuclear arsenal is unlikely to change the balance of power -- South China Morning Post
Vladimir Putin's Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Is 'Batshit Crazy' -- Motherboard
This Is the New Nuke Putin Is Gloating About -- Popular Mechanics
Putin's 'listen to us now' weaponry greeted by skeptics as plea for attention -- CBC
New Russian nuke weapons aren’t new and may not be ready, say experts -- NBC
Vladimir Putin's nuclear comments spark fears of Cold War-scale arms race -- Andrew Greene, ABC News Online
Putin’s Nuclear-Tipped Hybrid War on the West -- Peter Apps, Reuters
New Arms Race? Russia Says New Nuclear Missile Technology Renders Defenses 'Useless' -- International Business Times
Putin's Nuclear Arsenal and Aggressive Rhetoric Are Tried and True -- Wall Street Journal
Russia Unveiled a New Arsenal of Nuclear Weapons. Should You Be Scared? -- TIME
Why Putin's nuclear weapons claims are unlikely to spark an arms race -- CBS News
Is Vladimir Putin bluffing or should we be worried about his new 'miracle weapons'? -- Matthew Sussex, ABC News Online
Guess who Putin's speech was aimed at -- Samantha Vinograd, CNN
Putin's nuclear slideshow reveals Russia's naked ambitions -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian