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There are no current reliable defensive systems that can stop an incoming, fast, radically maneuvering hypersonic missile on its way to a NATO target. (nationalinterest.org)

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you telling me those battle tested Israeli missile systems were not battle tested against an an army with hypersonic missiles but a concentration camp with improvised low tech rockets?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago

I mean if you can intercept a basic pop rocket how much harder can it be to intercept a hypersonic mirv, it's the same principle really.