Russian President Vladimir Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech on Thursday to deliver a stern warning to the United States that Russia possesses hypersonic weapons that can render NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense system completely “useless.”
“Efforts to contain Russia have failed, face it,” Putin declared in a two-hour speech at his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, which included computer simulations of new arms including hypersonic systems, intercontinental missiles, and underwater drones.
Underwater drones, hypersonic warheads, balls of fire, “menacing" ICBMs - peak of Putin speech was weapons rhetoric despite slow buildup on social probs, infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/8sJWcFPPdl
— Tom Parfitt (@parfitt_tom) March 1, 2018
Putin said the creation of hypersonic systems has made NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense shields in Europe utterly "useless," and means the era of the Western world attempting to prevent Russia’s expansion is over.
“I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions aimed to contain our country’s development: all what you wanted to impede with your policies have already happened,” he said.
Putin confirmed our thoughts about the era of hypersonic is now, and an arms race among major superpowers is well underway; he said, all countries with a high level of scientific potential “are actively developing hypersonic weapons.”
Here is the bombshell: “Russia already possesses such weapons,” the president announced. He warned that the world’s leading armies (China, Russia, and the United States) are in a hypersonic arms race. The Russian possession of hypersonic weapons has spurred a modern, compact and hi-tech revolution of Armed Forces, Putin added.
“We can say with full grounds: Russia has created modern Armed Forces, which are compact and hi-tech troops for this huge territory, with the officer corps as its heart, where every officer is ready for any sacrifice for its nation,” he said.
Putin told the audience that Russia started working on hypersonic weapons to counter America’s missile defense systems, as early as 2004, but he said that Washington ignored our warning.
Now “you will listen to us,” he declared.
And just to underscore that, some have pointed out that the Putin video of the new ICBM shows MIRV set to impact with Florida in the background.
Putin video demonstration of new ICBM shows MIRV with Florida peninsula in background pic.twitter.com/LSd7veJAY8
— Gregor Peter (@L0gg0l) March 1, 2018
The hypersonic weapon - a version of which was revealed recently by China - is capable of deploying a wide range of nuclear warheads, which will be sent into the upper atmosphere via the Sarmat system and will be able to strike targets from the south and North Poles, Putin said.
Here is Putin discussing the new hypersonic Sarmat ICBM capable of overcoming missile defense systems
Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the hypersonic missile “can rip [US] air defenses apart,” adding that “at the moment [the US defense shield] poses no serious military threat to us, except for provocations.”
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Russia's stunning warning comes at a time when America’s foreign military empire - stitched together with more than 800 military bases across the world - is facing structural and secular challenges every day. A key fear is that the country whose debt even the Fed admits is increasingly unsustainable, will be unable to afford these military installations, but also, failing to modernize America’s military with hypersonic weapons could lead to the empire being dethroned.
For those curious, the following chart summarizes Pax Americana as it stands right now:
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Do we have liftoff at 4% to coverup?
Somebody needs to put NATO in its place
In reply to Do we have liftoff at 4% to… by FreeShitter
STOP This Fucking NUKE Proliferation MIC Apocalypse Insanity ! ! !
In reply to Somebody needs to put NATO… by carni
AngloZionist hubris has finally met its match.
In reply to STOP This NUke by BaBaBouy
Russia's stunning warning comes at a time ...
.... when hell is breaking all loose in Syria ... there fixed it for you.
There is no accident all these high stakes power plays between Gen Kelly and Kushner. CNN wolf blitzer and company are all for kushner ... no coincidence either.
Now this official warning ... something big is happening beyond the scenes.
Just so we are clear that they are serious on their course of action here come the tariffs war with China + brexit, Turkey bullshit etc.
Someone very smart wrote in 1950s when the korea bullshit took place. obviously americans won all the korean territory, then all of sudden the general was called in washington, a new one was appointed who promptly retreated and allowed the communists to control the north.
Since then he observed it and knowing how ((these)) people plan in advance and what they cook, said "watch the Middle East when the North and South explode ... it is planned to be a distraction for what is going to happen in the Middle East".
It seems to me he was right on the money. add Armageddon bible prophecy to the mixture and you got a full plate.
In reply to AngloZionist hubris has… by Belrev
Southern Lebanon is going down....
In reply to Russia's stunning warning… by Pandelis
This is why we desperately need more immigrants in America. While Japan is foolishly focusing on automation to fill labor shortages, Russia is focusing on improving its native birth rate, and China is even embarking on EUGENICS (the worst thing in the world) and gene splicing to improve the genetics of its population, we are busy importing Latinos, Africans and Muslims to become hardworking, innovative and patriotic Americans who strike fear into the hearts of our enemies. And we do the bidding of Israel only, our greatest ally in the whole wide world. But now that Putin is threatening world peace with this new weapons system, we clearly need to triple down on our immigration policy because the only way we are going to beat them is with diversity and numbers. The more diversity you have, the more different perspectives you have in the workplace and the more innovative and industrious you become as a nation.
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In reply to Southern Lebanon is going… by JibjeResearch
What the Ruskis don't tell you is that only a handful of them will ever even get close to their target, cheap and plentiful is how they like it.
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
Is one enough, is two too many?
In reply to What the Ruskis don't tell… by mtl4
Russian rocket and aviation design ain't pretty or high tech, Putin puts on a great show though........don't wake the bear.
In reply to Is one enough, is two too… by blindfaith
So why do we need Russian help to get into orbit and why does the F-35 suck so badly?
The Sukois also look MUCH prettier than the bloated F-35 that looks like it's eaten too manu donuts and burgers.
In reply to Russian rocket design ain't… by mtl4
One is indeed enough, especially if it's detonated in the upper atmosphere.
I may may be a little ignorant on this subject, but the video looks like the RVs are just falling. Ballistic RVs already fall at what would be considered hypersonic speeds, do they not? I've heard of the development of hypersonic anti ship and cruise missiles, but once a traditional ICBM opens up and releases its RVs, they are already traveling at many thousand of miles an hour.
In reply to Is one enough, is two too… by blindfaith
The animations on the superiority of Russian hypersonic missle technology were followed by a cartoon mouse demonstrating the superiority of Russian housing, autos, & thin potato soup.
In reply to What the Ruskis don't tell… by mtl4
Russian housing IS superior.
Many americans are living in tents and cars, the upper middle class in RVs.
In reply to The animations on the… by house biscuit
Meh, whatever...
NASA couldn't do it(build reliable hypersonic missiles/objects), I highly doubt russia/china can...
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
I agree with your Meh.........its all about lasers today anyway.
In reply to Meh, whatever… by Shillinlikeavillan
And Fetzer valves.
And 10 quarts of Prestone.
In reply to I agree with your Meh… by spastic_colon
Sharks with frikkin' lasers...
In reply to I agree with your Meh… by spastic_colon
NASA is fully focused on diversity at the moment. They'll get back to space travel and developing weapons systems when they've broken all the glass ceilings.
In reply to Meh, whatever… by Shillinlikeavillan
Welcome back MDB. We've all missed your sardonic wit.
In reply to NASA is fully focused on… by MillionDollarBonus_
Where do you buy your drugs?
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
I don't buy them - I get them prescribed by my doctor.
In reply to Where do you buy your drugs? by FreeShitter
So then, a whole smorgasbord of SSRI's?
In reply to I don't buy them - I get… by MillionDollarBonus_
lol- Putin is threatening world peace? I hope you say that in just!
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
WOW...I thought you were on vacation.
You crack me up with your tongue and cheeky stuff. You should be on SNL doing straight stuff, the ratings would be back on top again.
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
MDB is out on a work release program.....he is violating his probation by posting here....
On a more positive note, it was nice to learn that Putin has offered to return our uranium to us with free shipping thrown in.
In reply to WOW...I thought you were on… by blindfaith
Hasbara Troll or Cultural Marxist Snowflake?
Go somewhere else and sell crazy.
Open Borders for Israel!!! Hahaha.
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
Awesome post.
You nailed it.
Open the floodgates.
Use pretty, young white women as bait.
Let's stop kicking the can and bring this boil to a head.
It isn't going to be pretty, puss and all, but the alternative is years or even decades of the slippery slope.
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
Do you work for the US government? You sound like the typical government stooge.
Hopefully, you're not one of the two finger on our nuclear triggers.
In reply to This is why we desperately… by MillionDollarBonus_
That's what I've noticed. Same is true for Cuba... we had Guantanamo and we still lost at the Bay of Pigs..? Right... Castro is probably from the same CIA acting family as Trudeau. I'd say the same about Merkel and Hitler but that's pretty outrageous.
In reply to Russia's stunning warning… by Pandelis
Florida....always Florida...
In reply to AngloZionist hubris has… by Belrev
It looks like a not so subtle threat especially to MacDill AFB.
MacDill AFB is also home to the headquarters for two of the U.S. military's unified combatant commands: Headquarters, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), and Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
In reply to Florida....always Florida... by AlaricBalth
Hypersonic underwater internet trolls!
We're doomed!!!
In reply to AngloZionist hubris has… by Belrev
You only live TWICE!
In reply to Hypersonic underwater… by nmewn
Vlad best not fuck with us
After 8 years of Obama, our troops are FAR more inclusive and gender-sensitive than his.
In reply to Hypersonic underwater… by nmewn
Are you sure you can use the word..."gender". Isn't that off limits now? Isn't it just plain 'people or folks' as the new IDs?
In reply to Vlad best not fuck with us… by E.F. Mutton
"Orifice non-specific" perhaps?
In reply to … by blindfaith
If my neighbor has a gun, my gun will be bigger. Murica is bankrupt and it will continue to spend like a drunken sailor. The Empire is going to roll over finally. Enough global destruction and murder already. Political interference, sanctions, occupation,regime change, supporting terrorists has cost the murican people. N. Korea is trying to prevent the fate other countries have suffered by the empire. They aren't a signatory to the NPT and therefore have a right like Israel to have nuclear weapons.
In reply to STOP This NUke by BaBaBouy
double
In reply to Somebody needs to put NATO… by carni
Oh, come on, that is not going to make any difference because we STILL CAN destroy Russia anyway.
In reply to Somebody needs to put NATO… by carni
It's pathetic, Russia is so insecure they must blowfish all the time. They're afraid of the US preemptive war doctrine. And Putin is on probation(sanctions) from his actions. The Russian agitprop has actually made it worse for the Russians. The more Russia blowfishes and Putin threatens, the more the US military prepares to fight Russia.
Russia's 50 billion military budget is pathetic. The 20,000 tanks inherited from the Soviet Union are junk, needing extensive upgrade which was cancelled. I feel sorry for Putin. He launched a battle against NATO and now he's falling way behind.
There was even an author on ZH saying there were no Russian bomber flights toward the UK, but 8 Russian bomber flight toward the UK was perfectly OK and nothing to be alarmed about, but the point is, there had been no Russian bomber flights toward the UK since the Cold War, now Putin has ramped up military activity, there has been four years of 8 Russian bombers flights to the UK per year but the left wing author failed to say, there had been no Russian activity since the Cold War. It's alarming to some nations when Russia begins flying nuclear armed bombers toward their country. But on the ZH board Russia is right on everything and the US is wrong on everything, there is no middle ground with these low info posters.
In reply to Oh, come on, that is not… by Magnix
Bahahah......talk about pathetic. USSA thugs are invoking Monroe Doctrine because China is merely trading with Argentina! USSA thugs are arm twisting Germany not to pursue energy independence. USSA thugs look like fools to remain in Afghanistan for over 17 years to keep peddling conflict so China can't build and invest in the place. I mean, this is the stuff of insecure control freaks on a downward spiral.
When you set yourself up for full spectrum domination of the world like a 4th Reich, any slight deviation from such a high and mighty aim must butthurt pretty bad.
In reply to It's pathetic, Russia is so… by MK ULTRA Alpha
LOL now we're whining?
In reply to Bahahah......talk about… by Brazen Heist
Do you want to die?
Do you want all your family to die?
Do you want every person you have ever met to die?
Your enthusiasm for nuclear attack is unnerving, to say the least.
Could you explain, please, why Russia would want to invade, occupy, and then pay for, western Europe. Remember that they get significant revenue from Europe, and their pathetic, half-assed economy couldn't possibly cope with paying for all the starving hordes post invasion, so how could Russia benefit from destroying and taking over the smouldering rubble of the west?
Then take into account fact that NATO couldn't possibly hope to vanquish Russia conventionally, so would definitely use nukes first if Russia invaded, and you have an even bigger incentive for Russia to NOT invade.
Now we need to look at how the US, or possibly (((they))) benefit from destroying Russia, and then all becomes clear. At least to my mind it does. Feel free to explain how the poor, downtrodden, hard done by United States is entirely innocent, and looking only to make friends and increase happiness across the world by nuking every fucker that gets in the way.
In reply to It's pathetic, Russia is so… by MK ULTRA Alpha
If their budget is so pathetic why are you so worried?
As we are the ones surrounding them with missiles - doesn't that make us the insecure one?
In reply to It's pathetic, Russia is so… by MK ULTRA Alpha
The control freaks running the US are the enemies of peace.
In reply to Somebody needs to put NATO… by carni
NATO, an aggressive organization in search of a mission
When the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact were out of business in 1991, NATO should have gone out of business as well. That didn’t happen. Unfortunately, NATO doesn’t have any particular function as a defensive organization - as we saw in Bosnia and Kosovo - it has behaved as an aggressive organization. It is an organization in search of a mission. Right now, we have Donald Trump who said that it is obsolete because it is not really defending its members’ territory against Islamic terrorism which is the only real threat Europe suffers. So frankly, what good is it?
NATO is essentially a tool of Washington to maintain control over Europe in security affairs. Remember back in the 1990s, the EU indicated it wanted to develop its own defense capability, and that provoked near panic in Washington. The Washington establishment moved very quickly to quash any such independence from the Europeans and to insist that security affairs must be governed by NATO and only NATO as the premier security organization in Europe. The Europeans could help out if they wanted to, but they were not in control of the process.
NATO, the force without a population to protect that's made up of nothing but mercenaries and blood-lust crazies who feed on fear and terror, but without the weapons they always need, they too amount to almost nothing...
In reply to Somebody needs to put NATO… by carni
there is no need to go to war.
In reply to Do we have liftoff at 4% to… by FreeShitter
Great my Florida windstorm deductible is going to be replaced with Florida Firestorm deductible
In reply to there is no need to go to… by Pandelis
How else do you imagine they 'fix' the financial crisis?
History tells us this is ALWAYS the way.
In reply to there is no need to go to… by Pandelis
Pagination