WASHINGTON, November 22. /TASS/. The United States has no plans of updating its nuclear posture following Russia’s combat test of its new Oreshnik hypersonic intermediate-range missile, Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh has told reporters.

"We haven't seen any adjustments that we've observed in their nuclear posture, and we haven't adjusted our nuclear posture in exchange," she said.

The spokeswoman confirmed that Russia had notified the United States not long before the launch of Oreshnik.

"The United States was pre-notified briefly before the launch through Nuclear Risk Reduction channels," she said.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS earlier in the day that Russia had automatically warned the United States about the launch of the Oreshnik missile through the Russian National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening, announcing that in response to the West’s decision to authorize strategic-depth strikes on Russia, Moscow used its new Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile for the first time. The missile, which struck a defense production site in Dnepr (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), was fitted with a conventional warhead, but is designed to carry a nuclear charge as well.

In Putin's words, Russia is entitled to use its weapons against the military facilities of countries that allow their weapons to be used against targets in Russia. When using Oreshnik in the future, Russia will issue warnings in advance, allowing civilians to leave zones designated as dangerous, he added.