The Russian defense ministry said it has carried out successful test launch of its new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile. © Russia Defense Ministry
* Russia on Monday warned US not to deploy hypersonic missiles in Europe
* Russian embassy in DC said doing so 'raises likelihood of inadvertent conflict'
* Warning comes as Russian military touts successful test of hypersonic missile
* Defense Ministry said Zircon missile was launched from frigate in White Sea
* The ministry said the missile flew at a speed seven times the speed of sound
* Zircon hit practice target more than 217 miles away on coast of Barents Sea
Russia is warning the United States not to deploy its new hypersonic missiles in Europe just as the Kremlin is touting a successful test of its rival high-speed weapon.
The Russian embassy in Washington, DC, posted a tweet on Monday that began with a large, red exclamation point.
The tweet tagged Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby.
‘We would like to remind [Kirby] that potential deployment of any [American] hypersonic [missile] in Europe would be extremely destabilizing,’ the tweet from the Russian embassy read.
‘Their short flight time would leave Russia little to no decision time and raise likelihood of inadvertent conflict.’
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3 comments:
"Inadvertent"? I'm starting to hear the Russians parrot this particular dog whistle more and more.
(Like a Korean 747 'inadvertently" getting blown out of the sky in 1983. Or a Malaysian 777 in 2014)
No crying now fight
That's just laughable. Russia has the right for hyper-sonic missile and nobody else?
Well, just propaganda and/or posture.
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