Daily Mail: Russia marks Putin's 68th birthday with 'successful' test launch of 6,000mph hypersonic Zircon missile
* Zircon missile launched from the White Sea and hit a target in the Barents Sea
* Putin called it 'the newest, truly unparalleled weapon system in the world'
* The projectile, capable of Mach 8, hit target 280 miles away in just 270 seconds
* Testing caused a dangerous radiation leak last year which killed two people
The Russian military staged an extraordinary 68th birthday present for Vladimir Putin today with a 'successful' test launch of his new-age 6,000 mph hypersonic Zircon missile.
The Zircon - or Tsirkon - with its Mach 8 missile has been identified by Moscow's state-controlled TV as Putin's weapon of choice to wipe out American cities in the event of nuclear war.
Putin called the launch 'a great event not only in the life of the Armed Forces, but also in the whole of Russia'.
The deadly missile is 'the newest, truly unparalleled weapon system in the world' ensuring 'the defence capability of our state'.
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