Russia's doomsday weapons

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U.S. President Merkin Muffley denies the United States was ever working on a "doomsday machine" like the one the Russians were about to unveil. Soviet Ambassador Alexei de Sadeski corrects him: "Our source was The New York Times!"

Putin's speech

 * Presidential Address to Federal Assembly + video, (in Russian)
 * Putin's Remarkable, Historic March 1 Speech in Moscow - Video Excerpts, Full Transcript - Russia Insider, March 1, 2018
 * ‘Listen to us now’: Putin unveils new Russian nuclear arsenal - RT, March 1, 2018
 * Putin unveils new Russian nuclear missile, says it renders defenses ‘useless’ - Alastair Jamieson, NBC News, March 1, 2018

The weapons

 * Putin announces Russia possesses hypersonic weapons - TASS, March 1, 2018
 * FULL Overview Of Putin’s New Weapons: From Hypersonic Missiles To Unmanned Underwater Drones - Russia Insight, (video)

Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System

 * Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System - Wikipedia
 * Analysis - Russian Status-6 aka KANYON nuclear deterrence and Pr 09851 submarine - H I Sutton, November 20, 2015 (mirror: Geopolitica.ru)
 * Pentagon Deems Russian Nuclear-Capable Drone Sub a 'Major Strategic Threat' - Sputnik, December 12, 2016
 * Russia’s nuclear underwater drone is real and in the Nuclear Posture Review - Valerie Insinna, Defense News, January 12, 2018
 * Pentagon acknowledges Russia is developing a 'doomsday' nuclear-armed torpedo - New York Daily News, February 5, 2018

Western reactions

 * Russia's Putin unveils 'invincible' nuclear weapons - BBC, March 1, 2018
 * Putin’s message couldn’t be clearer: The West needs to stop provoking a war we don’t want & which no one can win - OffGuardian, March 1, 2018
 * Western media accuses Putin of ‘starting new arms race’ after ‘terrifying’ nuclear missile ‘boasts - RT, March 1, 2018
 * Putin: "Russia's New Hypersonic Missile Can Rip US Air Defenses Apart" - ZeroHedge, March 2, 2018
 * Putin: Listen to Russia Now by Willy B - Sic Semper Tyrannis, March 2, 2018

Russian reactions

 * Putin Cancelled World War - [https://ria.ru/analytics/20180301/1515569427.html RIA Novosti via StalkerZone, March 1, 2018

Analysis

 * Russia Shows Off New Weapons - Tells U.S. To "Come Down To Earth" - Moon of Alabama, March 1, 2018
 * Missile-gate: U.S. Intel Misses Russia’s Big Advances in Nuclear Parity - Gilbert Doctorow, Consortium News, March 2, 2018
 * ''In passing, the new systems also render useless and turn into sitting duck targets the entire US navy, with its aircraft carrier formations.
 * ''It is a national scandal for the country to lose an arms race it was not even aware was occurring. ... In the past such a revelation of a vast security gap with the country’s main geopolitical and military competitor would lead to political recriminations and finger pointing.
 * Putin’s Ultimatum is the Next Stage of the War - Tom Luongo, March 2, 2018