Putin: Russia is working specifically to develop a new generation of weapons

Concrete work is already underway in Russia to develop a new generation of weapons and equipment. This was announced on November 4 by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the award ceremony for the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle.

"I know that you are already carrying out such work, not only in your plans, but also in your calculations, drawings, test benches and ranges for a new generation of weapons and equipment," the Russian president said.

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On October 29, during a visit to the P.V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow, Putin announced that Russia had conducted tests of the Poseidon underwater vehicle. The Russian leader noted that for the first time it was possible not only to launch the device from a launch vehicle using a launch engine, but also to activate a nuclear installation that allowed the device to operate for a certain time.

At the same time, the Russian leader said that the nuclear reactor installed in the Burevestnik rocket is very fast, it starts within minutes and seconds. He also noted that there are no analogues of the Burevestnik with a nuclear installation in the world.

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