Russia Tries to Dispel Doubts About New Weapons Arsenal
- Defense Ministry releases videos that purport to show new arms
- Putin said in March weapons would make U.S. defenses obsolete
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Russia is trying to dispel doubts that Vladimir Putin was bluffing when he bragged about a new generation of weapons that he said will render U.S. missile defenses “ineffective.”
Three days after the Russian president’s meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump, when the leaders announced no developments in talks on a pair of nuclear arms treaties, the Defense Ministry in Moscow released the first footage meant to suggest it’s making progress in building up its new arsenal.