“They cannot ban new weapons or defense systems without any agreements. If we talk about hypersonic weapons, then today it is a kind of statement of fact. The United States has indeed rested on the laurels of the winners of the Cold War for the past few decades and has not done anything particularly. Accordingly, they do not have a whole range of modern developments, and some of the weapons correspond to the level of the eighties of the last century, ”he said.
Solonnikov also noted that the US may have several reasons for such a statement.
“China and, above all, Russia have not stopped in the development of new weapon systems and can now present them. Now the United States fixes that they are behind in a number of things. So, such a statement can be seen from different sides. This may be an attempt to increase the budget of the Pentagon and the military-industrial complex, which is always beneficial to a number of parties. On the other hand, this is an opportunity for someone to lay the blame for the situation. For example, to the previous administration, ”the expert believes.
Earlier in the Pentagon’s review report on US missile defense policy, it was mentioned that the development of hypersonic weapons by Russia and China poses a challenge and a threat to the United States.