Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow is open to holding talks with the United States on the development of advanced weapons, including hypersonic missiles.

He said any discussions on the matter would include talks about the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and on weapons in outer space.

"We are willing to engage in talks about new types of weapons, including hypersonic weapons, within the context of taking into account ... all the factors that have a bearing upon strategic stability," he said during a live stream briefing with the press.

"I refer in particular to the plans of placing weaponry in outer space. I refer to strategic weapons that are not equipped with nuclear warheads. I refer to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty."

Lavrov's comments come amid a cooling of relations between Russia and the United States, in particular regarding arms control. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in August, accusing Russia of violating the terms of the agreement.

Both countries have since ramped up the development of weapons outside the terms of that treaty. In March, the U.S. Army and Navy began testing a hypersonic glide body in Hawaii.

Hypersonic weapons can fly at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound and are highly maneuverable, enabling soldiers to strike targets hundreds or even thousands of miles away in a matter of minutes.

Lavrov said Moscow is also ready to talk to Washington, D.C., about the issue of weapons in outer space.

"As for outer space, incidentally speaking, we are ready to talk with U.S. colleagues not only about the long-standing Russian-Chinese initiative aimed at preventing the deployment of weapons in outer space. ... But we are ready, while continuing discussions on this issue, to hash over cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space," he said.

Source: United Press International

Related Links
Military Space News
Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com
All about missiles at SpaceWar.com

Tweet

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

General Dynamics nabs $55.9M to make missile tubes for U.S., Britain
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020
General Dynamics was awarded a $55.9 million contract modification to manufacture missile tubes for the United States and Britain, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The deal modifies a $5 billion contract awarded in 2017 for work on Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The contract is part of a joint missile compartment program agreement between the United States and Britian and is funded by Britain through the Department of Defense's Foreign Miltary Sales program. ... read more