The Oreshnik’s unveiling also comes five years after Washington’s moved unilaterally to scrap the Russia-US Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which prohibited the development and deployment of ground-based missiles in the 500-5,500 km range. The US, for its part, has yet to field a new missile in this range.
What do we know about the new Russian missile’s range characteristics? How fast does it fly? What’s its payload?
Check out Sputnik’s infographic for more info.