
US: Russia's super weapons break Cold War treaties
The US has accused Russia of breaching cold-war treaties by developing a new generation of "invincible" weapons and submarines It follows the unveiling by President Putin of what he claimed was a new arsenal of advanced weaponry including nuclear devices immune to enemy interception.Illustrated by computerised animations, including one that appeared to show an attack on Florida, Mr Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech to warn that Moscow would regard a nuclear attack on its allies as an attack on Russia itself and would respond swiftly."We would consider any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies to be a nuclear attack on our country. The response would be immediate," he told the audience of Russian politicians and senior officials.Image:Mr Putin was addressing Russian po...