MOSCOW (Russia):Russia has begun developing the next generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles, president Vladimir Putin said as reported by the official media.

Addressing an award ceremony for weapons developers in the Kremlin, Putin was cited by TASS as saying that the speed of the next generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles will be “more than three times the speed of sound, and in the future, they will even become hypersonic.”

All our plans for the development of promising weapons systems, for the development of the defence sector, for equipping the Russian army and Navy with state-of-the-art weapons and vehicles are being implemented,” he said, adding that the newest Avangard strategic missile system has entered combat duty.

“We have developed and put on duty, and launche

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