New US-Russia nuclear arms race looms

ON SATURDAY, Russia released an official video that shows Russian Aerospace Forces testing an upgraded version of its antimissile system. Beijing News comments:

According to Russian media reports, the missile is an upgraded version of the 53T6 short-range nuclear anti-ballistic missile, which was a main ingredient of the Soviet Union's A-135 antimissile system.

In the past few years, Russia has gradually restored the interception capabilities of A-135 system and developed the third-generation strategic antimissile system A-235. At the same time, Russia is integrating antimissile and air defense systems, accelerating the deployment of the S-400 air defense system, and developing a new generation S-500 system. The goal is to form a "high and low" antimissile defense system.