Russia is currently the world's leading country in the field of hypersonic weapons and missile defense systems (ABM), the head of the Strategic Command (STRATCOM)said US Armed Forces Admiral Charles Richard.
He made such a statement at a symposium on missile and space defense, held in the city of Hunstville, the US state of Alabama.
In addition, Charles Richard said that Russia has modernized its nuclear forces by 80%
"Russia is the leading country in the world in hypersonic technologies, at least at the moment, and continues to invest in the development of supersonic technologies," the head of STRATCOM said.
He recalled, writes Regnum, that tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile are being completed in Russia, and the Avangard hypersonic strategic systems were put on combat duty even earlier.
"Russia has the potential to significantly strengthen the production of its nuclear weapons at the expense of existing production capacities. Russia has a more developed missile defense than we do, and they continue to improve it, " Richard said.
