Russia Did Not Steal 'Super-Duper' Missile from US: Kremlin Spokesman
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia has its own hypersonic missiles, so it did not steal any secrets of "super-duper" weapons from the United States, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media.
Former US president Donald Trump earlier claimed that Moscow had allegedly obtained secret information about what he described as the US "super-duper" missile during the Barack Obama presidency.
"We have our own missile, an excellent one," Peskov said, TASS reported.
"It’s hard for me to say whether our missile fits in well with Mr. Trump's term ‘super-duper,’ but it is a good missile that has no rivals in the world for now. And there is not just one," Peskov added.
Earlier, Trump alleged that "Russia stole a super duper rocket, they fly super fast."
"They stole it during Barack Obama’s administration. They stole the classified plans and built it," Trump claimed.
Pentagon officials have repeatedly acknowledged over the past three years that the United States had fallen behind Russia and China in making hypersonic weapons. The then Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, noted in December 2020 that the United States was catching up in this area.
