Hypersonic weapons like Russia’s Oreshnik missile present a formidable challenge to existing missile defense systems. However, defenses capable of intercepting them do exist.

Russia will continue testing and start mass producing the new "Oreshnik" missile, an intermediate-range ballistic missile that was used to target Dnipro, Ukraine, this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

Russian deputy Anatoly Wasserman claims that Vladimir Putin has a secret weapon that remains unknown to the public. The new Oreshnik missile, launched on November 21 over the Ukrainian Dnipro River, is just the beginning,