Russia is sending a warship armed with hypersonic missiles on a deployment that will take it into the Atlantic Ocean. Putin has boasted that the new Zircon hypersonic missile is unrivalled. Xinhua/ via Getty ImagesThe Admiral Gorshkov is setting sail armed with Zircon, sometimes spelled Tsirkon, hypersonic missiles — a relatively new weapon in Moscow's arsenal. Speaking Wednesday, Putin said the Zircon missile has "no analogues in any country in the world." Hypersonic missiles are highly maneuverable and fast, and they can fly along unpredictable flight paths, thus creating headaches for traditional air defenses.

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