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There is an interesting discussion about the effects of hypersonic nuclear capable missiles and glide vehicles here [0]. In summary, this doesn't change much. B
by wnkrshm 7y ago
There is an interesting discussion about the effects of hypersonic nuclear capable missiles and glide vehicles here [0]. In summary, this doesn't change much. But what the larger players are afraid of is proliferation of hypersonic missile technology [1].
[0] https://thebulletin.org/2020/01/hypersonic-missiles-new-arms-race-going-nowhere-fast/# https://thebulletin.org/2020/01/hypersonic-missiles-new-arms...
[1] https://www.rand.org/blog/2018/03/hypersonic-missiles-a-new-proliferation-challenge.html https://www.rand.org/blog/2018/03/hypersonic-missiles-a-new-...
- rapsey 7y ago[0] Is I have to say simply wrong on every point. Russia has large missile defense deployments S400 and S500 and selling them to lots of countries. This is in no way a secret and a huge bone of contention between Turkey and the US for their purchase of S400. Hypersonic missiles make aircraft carriers sitting ducks without any defense. This is a pretty damn large shift in military power at the US expense.
- DuskStar 7y agoFor hypersonic missiles to work against ships, they require either nukes - in which case conventional ICBMs on a lower trajectory work fine - or terminal guidance, which is an absolute bitch through 3000K plasma. There's a difference between being maneuverable and maneuvering to hit a moving target, after all. I don't think they change the naval balance of power much.
- wnkrshm 7y ago[0] is exclusively concerned with the balance of nuclear deterrence - it's the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after all. What they mean with missile defense is defense against strategic nuclear weapons.