(Bloomberg) — Vladimir Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech to deliver a stern warning to the U.S. that Russia has a series of new high-technology nuclear weapons that he said can overcome any defenses. Putin used the annual address to lay out priorities for the fourth presidential term he’s expected to win easily in the March 18 election. He said Russia had long warned Washington not to go ahead with anti-missile systems that Moscow feared could erode its nuclear deterrent. The new weapons were shown in computerized animations evading defences as they headed toward targets, sometimes appearing to be in North America. Putin, 65, is all but certain to win re-election for a fourth and likely final term to extend his rule to 2024.

Source: National Post March 01, 2018 13:05 UTC