Posted on 02/05/2019 8:17:45 AM PST by SleeperCatcher
The head of Russia’s armed forces said Tuesday that it was imperative the country’s military develop ground-based cruise and hypersonic missiles by 2020 to counter rising threats from the U.S. and the West.
In particular, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference call, the military will be looking at developing a ground-based version of the sea-launched Kalibr missile within the next two years, a requirement ahead of creating a longer-range hypersonic missile system.
“The General Staff has submitted to the supreme commander-in-chief a list of measures, which he has approved. In 2019-2020, we need to develop the ground-based version of the sea-launched Kalibr system with the long-range cruise missile, which has proven its worth in Syria,” Shoigu said, according to TASS.
“Within the same time limits, we need to develop the ground-based system with the long-range hypersonic missile,” he added.
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That’s only 2 years. What ever happened to the 5 year plans?
Why would the US want to invade or otherwise even threaten Russia with physical violence? Deep state in Russia?
‘’ ‘to counter rising threats from the U.S. and the West.”’ ‘’
You probably ignored the media for quite some time and missed all the ‘Russia! Russia!’ thing.
It might actually scare some people inside Russia too.
Pffttt… they've probably got this project well under way. Now they can use the US as an excuse to shake out a few more rubles for the Russian Military Industrial Complex. Deep state Russia.
They want to prepare for the distinct possibility that the US will go full Communist if the Rats win in 2020! ;)
Trump keeps saying we are going to have the best Military in the World and now Vlad is hitting the panic button.
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