{"id":40510,"date":"2018-12-26T15:07:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T15:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/26\/putin-oversees-hypersonic-weapon-test-says-its-invulnerable\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:39:15","slug":"putin-oversees-hypersonic-weapon-test-says-its-invulnerable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/26\/putin-oversees-hypersonic-weapon-test-says-its-invulnerable\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin oversees hypersonic weapon test, says it\u2019s \u2018invulnerable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a test Wednesday of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/18\/putin-russia-has-enough-missiles-without-violating-treaty-and-nobody-has-hypersonic-weapons-like-theirs\/\" target=\"_blank\">new hypersonic glide vehicle<\/a>, declaring that the weapon is impossible to intercept and will ensure Russia\u2019s security for decades to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to Russia\u2019s top military brass after watching the live feed of the launch of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/18\/russia-is-ahead-of-competition-with-latest-weapons-but-wont-use-nukes-first-putin-says\/\" target=_blank> Avangard vehicle<\/a> from the Defense Ministry\u2019s control room, Putin said the successful test was a \u201cgreat success\u201d and an \u201cexcellent New Year\u2019s gift to the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test comes amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/20\/putins-ominous-warning-us-is-raising-threat-of-nuclear-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">bitter tensions in Russia-U.S. relations<\/a>, which have sunk to their lowest level since the Cold War times over the conflict in Ukraine, the war in Syria and the allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/20\/putins-ominous-warning-us-is-raising-threat-of-nuclear-war\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18354412373547.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Putin\u2019s ominous warning: US is raising threat of nuclear war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russian leader: U.S. destabilizing arms control &quot;could lead to the destruction of civilization.&quot;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin&#8217;s hopes for repairing ties with Washington under President Donald Trump have fizzled amid investigations into allegations of Trump&#8217;s campaign ties with Russia, and tensions have escalated as the U.S. administration slapped Russia with new waves of sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Avangard was among the array of new nuclear weapons that Putin presented in March, saying that Russia had to develop them<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/05\/if-us-develops-banned-missiles-so-will-russia-putin-warns\/\" target=_blank> in response to the development of the U.S. missile defense system<\/a> that could erode Russia\u2019s nuclear deterrent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4942\" height=\"2999\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg 4942w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg?resize=300,182 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg?resize=768,466 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,621 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,932 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18360452772704.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1243 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4942px) 100vw, 4942px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From the left, Sergei Ivanov, Russian special representative on questions of ecology and transport, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chief of General Staff of Russia Valery Gerasimov, oversee the test launch of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle from the Defense Ministry&#8217;s control room in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. In the test, the Avangard was launched from the Dombarovskiy missile base in the southern Ural Mountains. The Kremlin says it successfully hit a designated practice target on the Kura shooting range on Kamchatka, 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) away. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Wednesday&#8217;s test, the weapon was launched from the Dombarovskiy missile base in the southern Ural Mountains. 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