{"id":121207,"date":"2023-11-16T22:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T22:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121207"},"modified":"2023-11-16T22:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T22:39:23","slug":"russia-showcases-devastating-meteorite-missile-in-chilling-threat-to-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/russia-showcases-devastating-meteorite-missile-in-chilling-threat-to-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia showcases devastating meteorite missile in chilling threat to West"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russia is reportedly readying a devastating 20,000mph hypersonic Avangard missile that the country\u2019s leader Vladimir Putin has warned can\u2019t be stopped by any defense system.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood the nuclear-capable weapon, previously described as a \u201cmeteorite\u201d by Putin, can be launched from outside the earth’s atmosphere and strike multiple targets anywhere in the world in under 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

It is believed to be the only weapon of its kind and Putin has warned that countries in the West don\u2019t have the means to stop it.<\/p>\n

The missile has been seen in newly released footage installed in an underground launch silo in the Orenburg region of the country.<\/p>\n

The Russian defense ministry said: \u201cAn intercontinental ballistic missile is loaded into a silo launcher using the hydraulic mechanism of a special transport-loading unit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe most complex technological operations last for several hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Putin previously said: “The Avangard is invulnerable to interception by any existing and prospective missile defense means of the potential adversary.”<\/p>\n

It\u2019s believed that the missile will “increase the combat capabilities of Russia\u2019s strategic nuclear forces”.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the Russian president claimed as the missile was being developed that “goes at a goal like a meteorite, like a burning ball, like a fireball.”<\/p>\n

The news comes after claims from Ukraine’s military intelligence that multiple tests of Russian nuclear-capable missiles have been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

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Experts said that Russia\u2019s failed tests of its Yars and Bulava missiles may indicate serious issues with the country\u2019s nuclear delivery capabilities.<\/p>\n

Kyiv claimed Russia “conducted an unsuccessful test of the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile, which is the main element of the ground-based component of the Russian strategic nuclear forces” on November 1.<\/p>\n

It said that during the test, the missile veered “off course” as it had done previously during simulated exercises on October 25.<\/p>\n

Russia denied the claims and said the launches had been successful.<\/p>\n

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