Saturday 28 May 2022 11:13 AM Putin threatens the West with new 6,670mph hypersonic nuclear-capable cruise ... trends now

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A video shows Russia today testing its new hypersonic Zircon - or Tsirkon - missile ahead of its imminent deployment.

The 6,670mph was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the Barents Sea, and hit a target at a range of 625miles in the White Sea.

A statement from the Russian defence ministry said: 'According to objective control data, the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile successfully hit a sea target located at a distance of about 1,000km.

'The flight of the hypersonic missile corresponded to the specified parameters.'

Vladimir Putin has poured money into developing new nuclear-capable missiles which - he claims - are 'unstoppable' by Western air defences.

Deliveries of the Zircon are due within months and possibly weeks.

In December Putin announced a 'flawless' salvo launch involving the Zircon.