ABC 13:
The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. was “not surprised” by the new nuclear missile systems disclosed Thursday by Russian President Vladimir Putin and said “the American people should rest assured that we are fully prepared.”
A U.S. official says Russia’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile is still being tested and has crashed in recent testing. On Thursday, Putin announced that one of those missiles, a new cruise missile would render existing missile defense systems obsolete and that its nuclear-powered engine would give it unlimited range.
In a speech to Russian lawmakers, Putin played a video of an October test launch of the new cruise missile. A U.S. official tells ABC News that the U.S. has been monitoring Russia’s work on a the new missile for a while.
