Originally published at: https://gizadeathstar.com/2025/07/russias-hypersonic-missiles-are-kinetic-weapons/
Today’s intriguing story was again submitted by V.T. (again with our gratitude), and I have to blog about it because it confirms an analysis of Russian missile capability, and what that country’s hypersonic missiles really represent: an operational surface-to-surface kinetic weapon technology, or, to put it in its colloquial terms, they are “rods of God”…
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Bully, is a bully, is a bully, whether it comes from West or East
Your analysis is prescient—Russia appears to be pioneering a new era of strategic weapons that circumvent traditional nuclear deterrence. The West’s lack of public reaction could mean, underestimation (as suggested), classified countermeasures in development, or diplomatic hesitation to acknowledge a shift in power. Either way, Oreshnik (and similar systems) could redefine 21st-century warfare, making hypersonic kinetics the new benchmark for military dominance.
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