"We are developing a missile system capable of penetrating any 'shield', current and future. We will work both to make an anti-missile defense apparatus operational and to allow our country to penetrate any foreign barrier with impunity. Iranian and North Korean nuclear threats are just pretexts.
The goal of the Americans is to neutralize the strategic nuclear potential of those who are not part of NATO. We are the goal of the American space shield and it is our task to face all the challenges we face on our path. Despite our concerns, expressed on several occasions, the United States missile defense shield continues its development process.
We have been reassured several times by the United States, but the Iranian threat, even in the face of the recent treaties signed, is no longer plausible. Therefore, references to Iranian and North Korean nuclear threats are only coverages for the true plan of the United States: to achieve global supremacy. This will have a cost and consequences. Russia will take all necessary measures to strengthen the potential of its strategic nuclear forces. That is why I am officially announcing that we are developing a joint global missile defense and defense system ".
This is what Vladimir Putin said a few minutes ago during a meeting on the development of the Russian armed forces.
(photo: Kremlin)
