Putin Announces New Generation of Nuclear Weapons

by | Mar 6, 2018

Including a new ICBM that attacks from around the South Pole; a new nuclear-powered cruise missile that can fly anywhere in the world and evade defensive missile installations; a nuclear-powered drone submarine for killing ports; as well as Mig and missile delivered hypersonic gliders he claimed could hit Mach 20 while remaining maneuverable by remote. Maybe a bit hyped up, but then he doesn’t seem to be the type to embellish so much.

This is, of course, all George W. Bush’s fault. And Obama’s. But really Bush’s.

 

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Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio on Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, California and podcasts the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He's the author of the 2021 book Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, the 2017 book, Fool's Errand:Time to End the War in Afghanistan, editor of the 2019 book The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019 and the 2022 book Hotter Than The Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. He’s conducted more than 5,800 interviews since 2003. Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Larisa Alexandrovna Horton.

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