Context:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones.
Types of Weapons:
- Poseidon underwater nuclear drone, designed to be carried by submarines
- Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, which can be deployed on surface ships.
Specialty of Weapons:
- The combination of speed, maneuverability and altitude of hypersonic missiles.
- Capable of travelling at more than five times the speed of sound.
- Difficult to track and intercept
Reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russian-navy-will-soon-get-hypersonic-n-weapons-says-vladimir-putin/article32197932.ece
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