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Russia Tests Hypersonic Tsirkon Missile, Leaving NATO Concerned about Potential Escalation

posted by martyb on Wednesday July 21 2021, @12:36AM   Printer-friendly

upstart writes:

Russia tests hypersonic Tsirkon missile, leaving NATO concerned about potential escalation - ABC News:

Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world.

[...] Russia's Defence Ministry said the Tsirkon missile was launched from the Admiral Groshkov frigate in the White Sea.

The Ministry said the missile flew at seven times the speed of sound and successfully hit a target more than 350 kilometres away on the coast of the Barents Sea.

[...] Mr Putin has said Tsirkon would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000 kilometres.

[...] The Russian navy has conducted several previous test launches of the new missile, including one on Mr Putin's birthday in October, and officials said the tests were to be completed later this year.

Russia intends to arm its cruisers, frigates and submarines with the Tsirkon, one of several hypersonic missiles under development in Russia.

Previously:
Russia Successfully Tests New Hypersonic Tsirkon Missile.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by PinkyGigglebrain on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:32AM (2 children)

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @04:32AM (#1158634)

    As some oen else pointed out several other nations also have deployed mach 5+ cruise missiles.

    OK, good for those countries,

    Now for the big question that I'm hoping those more in the know than I that can hopefully answer;

    Does any country currently have deployed a missile defense system that can stop one of these?

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  • (Score: 2) by Subsentient on Wednesday July 21 2021, @05:25AM

    by Subsentient (1111) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @05:25AM (#1158652) Homepage Journal

    Pretty sure they do not.

    Do not fear. Our nuclear holocaust will be swift and decisive, we shall all be cleansed in an expanding, radiant halo of atomic fire within the next decade. :^)

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  • (Score: 2) by Opportunist on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:49AM

    by Opportunist (5545) on Wednesday July 21 2021, @06:49AM (#1158673)

    No, and hopefully we never will.

    Do you remember how peaceful it was back when there were nukes nobody could defend against? And our tinpot dictators knew that their necks are on the line if they start a war because the war wasn't winable?