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U.S. Crosses Redline And Russia is Now Ready to Respond With Force (sonar21.com)

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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Russia has the technological edge in weaponry these days. Hell, the US doesn't even have hypersonic capable missiles.

I mean, it kinda depends on what you consider a "hypersonic missile". If it's just any missile that can go mach 5, then everyone's had hypersonic missiles tech for a while. Ramjets have been a thing since the 60's.

If we're talking about "hypersonic missiles" that can travel at mach 5 and maneuver/change flight patterns, then no one really has a hypersonic missile.

The Kinzhal and zircon both follow normal trajectory patterns and can be intercepted with relative ease compared to what hypersonic missiles are supposed to be able to do.