I trust Lloyd Austin about as much as I trust Jen Psaki.
“I would not see it as a game changer,” Austin said.
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Translation: “I would not ADMIT it is a game changer.”
Jennifer Griffin @JenGriffinFNC
Senior US official confirms Russia did fire more than one hypersonic missile Saturday based on speeds observed but US officials do not view this as an escalation toward possible use of nuclear weapons. Perhaps could be indication Putin is running out of precision guided missiles.
8:16 AM ยท Mar 20, 2022
She’s certainly no Russian bot.
Why do you need a hypersonic space missile if your enemy is the next country over? Is this meant to kill Ukrainians or scare Biden?
It seems to me that the big whoop about hypersonic missiles is their high speed maneuverability. Therefore, they can’t be defended against as they are coming in. This really matters if you’re trying to defend against an incoming nuclear warhead.
However, if they’re only carrying a conventional explosive warhead, I don’t see why it matters, other than as a vehicle field test. The hypersonic speed simply converts some of the initial fuel into higher than usual kinetic energy, which is added to the warhead’s explosive energy on impact.
Russia announced on Saturday that it fired its much-vaunted hypersonic Kinzhal missile for the first time in a war setting, demolishing a Ukrainian underground arms warehouse in the country’s western sector.
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Ukraine farmer denies he kept his chickens underground; has sale of whole, country-style, fried chicken.
“I would not see it as a game changer,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said of the alleged launch.
So definitely a “game changer” then.
Takes one to know one.
Dud <—> Lloyd Austin
It could be nothing, or might be something. Only thing I do know is I can not trust one word out one word out of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin mouth.
Anyone that believes this blithering idiot is a fool.
The The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a air launched ballistic missile. It is not hypersonic like people think of it. It is only hypersonic in the upper atmosphere. So while it sounds impressive, its performance is not what marketing claims it is. Practically, its just another ballistic missile.