"NATO General on Countering Hazards: 'We must be prepared to respond' to the Hazelnut threat."

The North Atlantic Alliance needs to possess long-range weaponry to respond to the threat posed by Russia's new hypersonic ballistic missile, the "Oreshnik." This was stated by NATO's Transformation Commander, Admiral Pierre Vandier, in an interview with Defense News, as reported by UNN.

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In response to questions from Defense News reporters, Pierre Vandier emphasized that the Alliance must be capable of "responding to Russia in kind."

The admiral believes that Europe will not be able to eliminate the threat by creating something akin to Israel's Iron Dome, given its size.

According to Pierre Vandier, most stabilization measures established after the Cold War have ceased to function over the past four to five years. One of the largest setbacks was the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), from which the U.S. and Russia withdrew.

In conclusion, he added that Moscow "will respond to escalation."

Recall that

An analysis of the debris from the ballistic missile "Oreshnik," which Russia used to attack Dnipro, revealed a production date of 2017. The missile was developed in the early 2010s and manufactured by the "Roscosmos" enterprise.