Friday, August 8, 2025

China, Russia and Iran all have hypersonic missiles. The US has none. Ruh-roh?


A gleeful Vlad the Impaler superimposed in front of the new Russian Oreshnik hypersonic missile.  The Oreshnik ("hazel tree" in Russian) is thought to fly at Mach 10, or approximately 7,600 miles per hour.  It carries six warheads, and each warhead releases multiple cluster bombs.  The Russians tested an Oreshnik during the Ukraine War in November 2024.  It worked!