Putin Touts Russia’s Hypersonic Nuclear Weapons at Naval Parade
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Vladimir Putin arrives for the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg on July 25.
Photographer: Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images
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President Vladimir Putin used a Navy Day parade to deliver his latest reminder of Russia’s military muscle, touting the nation’s hypersonic nuclear weapons at a ceremony in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
“Today the Russian navy has everything it needs to defend our homeland, our national interests,” Putin said in a speech in front of a monument to the fleet’s founder, Peter the Great. “We can locate any enemy, whether they’re on, under or above the water. And if required, deal them an unavoidable strike.”