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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. The missiles reportedly have an intermediate range and were first used when Russia attacked Ukraine, according to the report.Putin emphasised that the missile had "proven itself very well in combat conditions," as quoted by Reuters in a report. He also highlighted that "Serial production of the latest Oreshnik medium-range missile system under way," as quoted in the report.ALSO READ: Big news you missed: Israel blows up gate to Iran's notorious Evin Prison to free Khamenei's critics According to The Mirror report, the missile, also known as the Hazel tree missile, was used when Russia attacked Ukraine on November 21, 2024. 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? Due to rising global tensions, especially after the US conducted military strikes on Iran amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran.Putin says they can cause damage like nuclear weapons, but experts remain doubtful about this extreme claim.
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