Putin promised to respond to the development of the US missile defense system – RBC

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watching the maneuvers military exercises. Archival photo

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Russia will work on the development of attack systems that will be able to overcome any missile defense system. The president of Russia Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on defense industry, “Interfax».

«We have repeatedly said that Russia will take the necessary measures to strengthen the response capacity of the strategic nuclear forces. We will work on missile defense systems, but at the first stage, as we have repeatedly said, we will work over the shock systems that are able to overcome any missile defense system, “- said the president.

In the middle of June, the the state said that Russia will send shock forces threatening its territory. “If someone threatens our security, we will have to focus our strike force and funds to those areas from which the threat” – then said the president.

During the meeting, Putin said Russia’s stance, according to which US actions to expand missile defense Moscow regarded “as an attempt to undermine the existing parity in nuclear arms.” “And in fact, undermine the entire system of global and regional stability,” – said the head of state.

The President pointed out that “the United States and its allies do not stop the construction of a global missile defense system.” According to him, “concern” and proposals on cooperation in Moscow does not accept Washington into account.

The head of state also said that over the past three years, defense companies have created and successfully tested a “number of prospective weapons systems that are able to solve combat missions in a layered missile defense system. ” “These systems have already begun to enter the army this year”, – said the president.

In early June, Vladimir Putin at the opening of the forum “Army 2015″ promised that in 2015 the Russian Army received new missiles . “This year, the composition of the nuclear forces will add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles that will be able to overcome any, even the most technically advanced missile defense system,” – said the president.

Then the statement of the Russian president has provoked serious reaction from NATO . The head of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, has accused Moscow of “saber nuclear weapons.” The behavior of the Russian government he called “destabilizing and dangerous».

At the end of October, the US and its NATO allies for the first time tested the marine component of the missile defense system in Europe. They walked off the coast of Scotland. The exercise involved the destroyer Ross, equipped with the information and control system Aegis, anti-aircraft missiles, cruise missiles “Tomahawk”, as well as anti-submarine rockets.

In September, the US Navy have at their disposal base in Romania, it would be of the elements of a missile defense system. It is planned that the second base will be operational in 2018 in Poland.