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Russia launches 6000mph 'unstoppable' Zircon hypersonic missile for first time
Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Russia's military leaders announced that the launch of its 6,670mph Zircon hypersonic missile was successful, boasting that the USA and North Korea have been left behind.Kremlin deputy premier Yury Borisov has boasted that Russia has outpaced the West in hypersonic weapons as the missile is part of a new generation of Russian weapons technology lauded by President Vladimir Putin.He said: "We have broken forward, specifically, in the sphere of hypersonic weapons and (those) based on new physical principles."We now have serious advantages in this regard over the leading Western countries - and will try to maintain this position."The missile system's design and development have been
