Putin called Oreshnik a “new powerful weapon” for Russia. He also stated that the Kremlin will support the potential and “balanced development of Russia’s nuclear forces.” Read also: Russia may once again launch 'Oreshnik' missile against Ukraine ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow could deploy its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles system in Belarus in the second half of 2025, Russian state media said.

It is believed that the THAAD system is the only capability that the Americans possess that can stop an incoming hypersonic weapons attack. The Pentagon must find a way to scale the production of these systems and deploy them to better defend against Russia’s growing hypersonic weapons threat.

Large-scale production of Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile is a goal for "the near future," Putin alleged at a defense ministry board meeting on Dec. 16.

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia could deploy its new Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile on the territory of its ally Belarus in the second half of next year.

Yet, a recent slip from Vladimir Putin has raised questions about whether one of its much-hyped weapons is as operational as claimed. The confusion stems from Putin’s contradictory statements about the Oreshnik missile — a system allegedly capable of delivering hypersonic strikes,