Hypersonic gliders imply no decoys (can't run decoys in atmosphere at those speeds. If you could, they'd weigh as much as the real thing, so they'd just be the

Hypersonic gliders imply no decoys (can't run decoys in atmosphere at those speeds. If you could, they'd weigh as much as the real thing, so they'd just be the real thing). Arbitrary directions require extra range, which reduces your warhead throw weight. So, you're losing warheads to that, which is a win for the defense in a sense again. Also, I'm not sure what these active countermeasures are. Lastly, we're talking about Russia now, which... /me points at Ukraine, doesn't exactly have the best of reputations for equipment anymore.