Putin goes full throttle on hypersonic missiles as Israel, US strike Iran sparking World War III panic

Russian president Vladimir Putin has revealed that he has planned to increase the production of hypersonic missiles after the tensions in the Middle East escalated, and now there is a looming fear of World War III, as per a report.During a press conference, the Russian president shared his plans of producing more Oreshnik hypersonic missiles to be prepared in case a full-swing war breaks out, as per The Mirror report. During that strike, the arsenal was aimed at a defence building in the city of Dnipro and caused major significant destruction to it, as per the report.The Russian president also pointed out that he had approved of the missile strike after Ukraine started to use ballistic missiles that were produced in the United States, which was just before former US president Joe Biden left the White House after his term ended, according to The Mirror report. Putin even had blamed the United Kingdom for allowing Ukraine to use cruise missiles that had been produced in the country to strike targets in Russia, reported The Mirror.The Oreshnik missiles, which is expected to be ready to use in the latter half of this year, can reportedly hit targets, which are as far as 3,415 miles away and would also be able to strike targets across Europe and even the ones in the western US, as per the report by The Mirror.During a previous press conference, Putin had asserted that the Oreshnik was "impossible to intercept," and even emphasised that the missile could even damage buildings like a nuclear weapon, however, military analysts have cast doubt over his reported claim, according to the report.ALSO READ: Aurora Borealis forecast: Northern Lights to light up skies in US this week - to be visible in these states today His move to ramp up production of the Oreshnik missiles comes after Iran attacked the American military bases in neighbouring Qatar on Monday in response to US President Donald Trump's decision to drop "bunker buster" bombs at nuclear sites in the country over the weekend, reported The Mirror.ALSO READ: New York City Mayoral Primary: How long will New Yorkers wait for mayoral primary results with ranked choice voting?

Author: Global Desk

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