For now, be skeptical about this supposed Russian missile hypersonic missile. Ditto their magic antimissile lasers and other recent leaps forward.
Yes, Kremlin is pouring money into R&D; yes, we need to reassess future threats/countermeasures constantly.
But ... /1
Yes, Kremlin is pouring money into R&D; yes, we need to reassess future threats/countermeasures constantly.
But ... /1
Believe it when you see it; they can't even keep an aircraft carrier at sea, and there is damn sure a reason that they are relying on the other lanes of warfare below the line of conflict.
Their conventional capabilities are real. But the scifi smells like Star Wars. /2
Their conventional capabilities are real. But the scifi smells like Star Wars. /2
Said another way: focus on the tools/tactics threatening us now, because we still don't have a good response to the asymmetric/unconventional/guerrilla stuff and all the shadow warfare. /3
