Putin says new weapons unrivalled anywhere in world, won't be used for threats

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia's new weapons have no foreign equivalents but he insists the country will not use them to threaten anyone. Speaking during a meeting with senior military officers, Putin said that "we plan to build up our defence capability, commissioning hypersonic, laser and other new weapons systems that other countries don't have." "Yet it's not a reason to threaten anyone," he added. The Russian leader claimed that the new weapons systems