The U.S. tested four Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles in the past three days, as Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed he had offered to sell hypersonic arms to President Donald Trump.
The U.S. military has tested four nuclear-capable missiles in the past three days, just as Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed he had offered to sell advanced weapons to his counterpart in Washington.
The news came a day after Putin told a plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum that he had informed President Donald Trump back in Junesome of Moscow's upcoming, state-of-the-art weapons, including nuclear-capable and hypersonic missiles in order to"balance everything out" between the military competitors. The Russian leader then said U.S. officials have indicated"they will soon produce it themselves," a position reportedly expressed Friday by a senior U.S.
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of San Diego, California, September 4. The Navy hailed four such tests on September 4 and 6 as culminating in the 176th successful test of the nuclear-capable weapons system.The Trident comprises the seaborne component and about 70 percent altogether of the U.S. nuclear triad, which also includes land and air capabilities.
These included the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile, the 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise and the Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater torpedo drone. Earlier this year, Putinof a Russian hypersonic submarine-launched cruise missile, the 3M22 Tsirkon.
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