Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed on Tuesday at a meeting on the Russian defense industry that his country is developing several advanced weapons that are capable of penetrating "any missile defenses."
Turning his attention to his allies Iran and North Korea, Putin turned the situation on its head by saying the two regimes - one possessing a nuclear arsenal and the other said to be well on its way to achieving one thanks to the recent nuclear deal - are not really threats, but rather that the US is seeking a nuclear hegemony.
Russia is not the only Communist power eyeing new weapons to defeat US systems; China tested a new missile to knock out US satellites on October 30, which could be a potentially crippling weapon to the American defense industry.