Putin Says Latest Test of Hypersonic Warhead Successful
- Putin tells cabinet that weapon to be deployed in 2019
- U.S. media reported some previous tests ended in failure
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President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he witnessed a final test of a hypersonic glide vehicle, one of a series of new weapons that will be able to overcome existing and future defenses.
“The test was a success,” Putin told government officials after the test, which was conducted in Kamchatka in the Far East and monitored from Moscow by the president and other officials. “Russia has a new kind of strategic weapon.”