Moscow is set to mass produce its new hypersonic ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, which Russian President Vladimir Putin touted as a weapon capable of besting any US-made system.
Putin ordered officials to ramp up production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range missile this week, which made a shocking debut last November when it was used to attack a Ukrainian military site in Dnipro.
“Serial production of the latest Oreshnik medium-range missile system is under way,” Putin told graduating military cadets in Moscow.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin was mass producing the new Oreshnik hypersonic missile. AP The missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads to targets up to 3,425 miles away. Anadolu via Getty Images
The Oreshnik — Russian for “hazel
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