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President [Putin] says hypersonic missile ( Oreshnik) fired at Dnipro military site in reply to Kyivβs strikes in Russia with western missiles
this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2024
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Manufacturing consent from a UK newspaper. That's unheard of.
But why? Aren't ICBMs incredibly expensive? Like, rocket ship expensive because that's basically what they are? Aren't there other hypersonic options that are cheaper and less politically loaded?
Maybe the propellant goes bad after a couple decades so you might as well? Idk
Or they need to test fire and train people anyways
If confirmed, firing of weapon would mark first time missile β which can carry nuclear payload β has been used
is the guardian too cheap for proofreading now??
Also this assessment is wrong. Russian cruise missiles are perfectly capable of carrying nukes and they are fired daily in dozens π€·ββοΈ But perhaps they are nitpicking...
There's a reason it is nicknamed the Grauniad
There's literally 2 clear videos of it, whats the claim?
Apperantly, and I'm no expert, after checking various sources, the exact missile type hasn't been confirmed yet, independentally. There seem to be a discussion of two options afaik; a proper ICBM; or another version, sort of it's little brother, which is more of a shorter range missile.
Wouldn't the ICBM launch trip US nuclear defenses? Or is it only flocks of birds?
Yes which is why other countries were notified first so they didn't retaliate automatically. A lot more discussion goes on behind closed doors than most people realize.
"But Scholz!"