The Barents Observer:

It was on Tuesday Russia’s Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, hosted 150 military attaches from the diplomatic missions of 70 countries in Moscow.

General Gerasimov presented his country’s military strategies, new weapons systems and views on other nations military behavior in regards to international arms treaties, in particular the United States.

Not surprisingly, the different legs of Russia’s nuclear weapons were given special attention.

General Gerasimov expressed concern about the future of the New START Treaty that expires in 2021, before he went on talking about the new strategic nuclear weapons under development in Russia.

“The Kinzhal aviation missile system with a hypersonic missile is on experimental combat duty. These missiles were launched at training grounds in various climate conditions, including in the Arctic,” the General said.

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