The Kremlin Says It Is Not Worried On Rumors Of A Chinese ‘Hypersonic Missile Test’

A model of HD-1 land-based supersonic cruise missile system is displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China September 29, 2021. © REUTERS / Aly Song  

RT: Rumors of Chinese ‘hypersonic missile test’ don’t worry Russia given ‘allied relations,’ Moscow says, as US warns of global threat 

The first purported test of a Chinese missile that can fly faster than the speed of sound might be causing consternation in the West but, as a close partner of Beijing, Russia has no reason to be concerned, the Kremlin has said. 

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said recent reports the advanced nuclear-capable weapon had been test-fired in August were nothing for Moscow to worry about. 

Asked whether Russian officials see such a development as a threat, the Kremlin official said that “no, it isn’t being seen that way.” 

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WNU Editor: The Kremlin was boasting only a month ago that Russia was the world leader in hypersonic weapons .... Russia to Retain Superiority in Hypersonic Weapons: Deputy PM (The Defense Post). They cannot make that claim anymore.