Putin: State awards for the novel Oreshnik missile

Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the Kremlin with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense.  (He really likes that Oreshnik!)

He kept using the word ‘novel’ in his speech yesterday, and I took it to mean new .. new concept.  Not five minutes later the talking heads were speculating on which older technology this was built on.

Key Statements:

• The achievements and pace of development of the Oreshnik missile system inspire pride and admiration
• Russia already has a stockpile of Oreshnik missiles
• The country will continue testing this complex
• The results and speed of Oreshnik development demonstrate that the domestic missile engineering school is fully capable of ensuring Russia’s sovereignty
• The Oreshnik system is not a modernization of old Soviet systems but a product of specialists from the new Russia
• Developments like the Oreshnik system are of vital importance to Russia
• It is significant that Russia already possesses the Oreshnik system today, unlike other nations
• The Oreshnik system is another guarantor of Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
• When used en masse against enemy targets, the Oreshnik system is comparable to strategic weaponry
• There is currently no countermeasure to the Oreshnik system, and its testing will continue
• A decision on the serial production of the Oreshnik system has been made and is practically underway
• Several systems similar to Oreshnik are undergoing testing in Russia

The full video of Vladimir Putin's meeting at the Kremlin with the Ministry of Defense leadership. pic.twitter.com/beOOmdHuPJ

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