Putin’s game is hypersonic: Is that why we can’t see it?

Putin’s game is hypersonic: Is that why we can’t see it?

On Nov. 21, Vladimir Putin presented a huge escalation challenge to the West: are you ready for Russia to strike NATO facilities anywhere in Europe with hypersonic munitions that you don’t possess? Until Monday, Nov. 18, media outlets brimmed with pro-war activists urging Biden and other Western leaders to free Zelensky’s hand to use longer-range weapons deep inside Russia. Since the summer, bombastic British ex-military saber rattlers have been…

Ian Proud - Putin’s game is hypersonic: Is that why we can’t see it? - Brave New Europe

Russia has established escalation dominance over Biden with its use of the Oreshnik missile, but it’s not the first time Ian Proud was a member of Britain’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from July 2014 to February 2019. He recently published his memoir, “A Misfit in Moscow: How British diplomacy in Russia failed, 2014-2019.” Cross-posted from Responsible Statecraft On…

Bill Holter On Gold & Silver’s Sharp Monday Selloff, & Russia Firing Hypersonic Missiles

from Arcadia Economics Bill Holter on Gold & Silver's Sharp Monday Selloff, & Russia Firing Hypersonic MissilesYou may not have heard a lot about it yet, but there's been a disconc…

Hypersonic Threats: The World’s Race to Build Unstoppable Missile Defenses because the Russia’s Hypersonic Missiles Cannot Be Countered by Current US and European Air Defenses

As the era of hypersonic missiles dawns, nations worldwide are grappling with a sobering truth: no current defense system can reliably intercept these cutting-edge weapons. With Russia, China, and other nations deploying or developing hypersonic arsenals, the global arms race has intensified, pushing the United States, Europe, and their allies into a frantic sprint to create countermeasures capable of neutralizing this unprecedented threat. Thes…