He said that "if we talk about ... high-precision missiles (PrSM), then all of our partners among the developers involved in the creation of such systems said that if they are reprogrammed, they will go beyond the framework of the DRMSD in their range."
According to him, this also applies to "hypersonic missiles with a ballistic warhead."
“All this is under development. We expect to deploy hypersonic as well as high-precision missiles in the early 2020s ... If we make progress in the next 12-18 months, they can be deployed in the early 2020s, ”McCarthy quotes TASS.
On August 19, the Pentagon announced the test of a banned INF Treaty cruise missile. As emphasized in the military department, the development of a new rocket began in February.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Washington was preparing for missile tests long before the INF Treaty ended. According to him, in October last year, US Presidential Assistant for National Security John Bolton during a visit to Russia noted that Washington’s decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty has already been taken.