Russian super weapon makes US missile shield obsolete

Russia has tested Zircon, a hypersonic missile that will make US missile defense systems obsolete.

Russia has announced the first test of its Zircon hypersonic missile. The appearance of Zircon will make the US anti-missile system obsolete, journalist Todd Wood writes for The Washington Times.

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The Washington Times added that the design is a "leap forward" in the creation of "asymmetric weapons" capable of countering nuclear attack. It is expected that Zircon will be deployed on the Piotr Veliky nuclear-powered cruiser.

Analysts say the missile is capable of flying at 4,600 miles per hour, six times the speed of sound, making it no longer an easy target for anti-missile systems.

Russian military expert Vladimir Tuchkov stated that Zircon will be equipped for the Russian army in the period 2018-2020.

Russia and China have been searching for “asymmetric weapons” capable of defeating US aircraft carriers and protecting their homelands from another nation’s nuclear attack.

Hypersonic weapons are a “quantum leap” in this direction, — concludes the author of the article in The Washington Times.

According to Sputnik