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Turbineguy

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4. How about a little applause....

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Sat Jun 3, 2017, 04:59 PM

Jun 2017

http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1683130-af-speeds-hypersonic-arms-vs-russia-china

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Russia claims it has successfully tested hypersonic missile which makes Western defences obsolete [View all] swag Jun 2017 OP

And what's Trump doing with the swelled military budget? bettyellen Jun 2017 #1

once that asshole lifts the sanctions on Russia and Exxon doing business, olddad56 Jun 2017 #14

Yeah, because those companies have $500 billion each in the bank Calista241 Jun 2017 #43

"Let it be an arms race" shrugs our dear leader unblock Jun 2017 #2

Trump will soon say, mine (mind, lol) is bigger than yours, and then all the sh** will begin RKP5637 Jun 2017 #5

or he will say mine is bigger, his mind is a tiny little mind. olddad56 Jun 2017 #16

Oops! Yep, no mind involved with Trump! RKP5637 Jun 2017 #20

But our teanecks are still obsessed with the useless Star Wars, because Saint Ronnie. sandensea Jun 2017 #3

How about a little applause.... Turbineguy Jun 2017 #4

And Chump is preoccupied with lifting sanction off of these sweetie pies. Trust Buster Jun 2017 #6

It doesn't matter SHRED Jun 2017 #7

This is giving bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #8

This crossed my mind too! bettyellen Jun 2017 #26

Since Trump/Russia scandal, I've been reading TASS online "Military and Defense" section philly_bob Jun 2017 #9

Don't be... Adrahil Jun 2017 #11

They can't afford a large modern military hack89 Jun 2017 #36

Thanks, Hack & Adrahil, for context. I'm reassured. /nt philly_bob Jun 2017 #47

Totally believable.... NT Adrahil Jun 2017 #10

4600mph is NOT 66 times the speed of sound. 6.6 maybe. truthisfreedom Jun 2017 #12

66 x SOS equals... 50,639.754 mph SHRED Jun 2017 #13

Yeah. That is total bullshit. trof Jun 2017 #29

They're using CNN math Liberalagogo Jun 2017 #30

LOL SHRED Jun 2017 #31

+1 harun Jun 2017 #48

haahahahaaha xor Jun 2017 #49

That should be almost 6 times the speed of sound. Jim__ Jun 2017 #15

Ignoring the math error it's not all that jgmiller Jun 2017 #17

A super fast but very limited in maneuverability missile may be easier to shoot down Kaleva Jun 2017 #37

This stinks like Trump-Putin "fake news" aimed at science illiterate FOX news fans Crash2Parties Jun 2017 #18

It's even less than that BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #22

Thanks! Crash2Parties Jun 2017 #34

Mr. Tim Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not. ... Via Sputnik News: Russian propaganda organ. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #23

Right math, wrong concept! Mad_Mongol Jun 2017 #32

Yes, I get that. My point is that the speed itself is not that impressive Crash2Parties Jun 2017 #33

2 km/sec is correct, Progressive dog Jun 2017 #42

66x SOS is more than an order of magnitude higher than 4600 mph. Gravitycollapse Jun 2017 #19

Yeah. Going by this article, I was doing mach 1 trackfan Jun 2017 #50

In that case you need an ESCORT radar detector... pangaia Jun 2017 #57

"According to government-controlled news agency Sputnik" BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #21

Formerly known as Radio Moscow. mwooldri Jun 2017 #38

Now Trump will call the U.S. LOSERS! n/t left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #24

Look at the bright side! kaotikross Jun 2017 #25

66x the speed of sound... Snackshack Jun 2017 #27

Bad math, worse sensationalism Mad_Mongol Jun 2017 #28

Note to self: Harriet Marsden can't do math, has reading comprehension issues. politicat Jun 2017 #35

66 x 760 mph 303,600 mph GeorgeGist Jun 2017 #39

I missed that, Thanks Progressive dog Jun 2017 #41

I guess we should be terrified of Putin now Progressive dog Jun 2017 #40

Russia "claims"....... vkkv Jun 2017 #44

...on Sputnkik. ucrdem Jun 2017 #46

"the missile system, known as Zircon" ucrdem Jun 2017 #45

Sounds like yet another big quality-of-life improvement in Putin's Russia BeyondGeography Jun 2017 #51

Oh, what utter bullshit. Sculpin Beauregard Jun 2017 #52

personally I find those swarm drones really scary, good thing they're just used to replace fireworks Sunlei Jun 2017 #53

Fantastic. That means that Russia is now okay with Japan and SK getting missile shields? DetlefK Jun 2017 #54

Welcome to the MIC money pit Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #55

They appear to have corrected the math error at that link. MineralMan Jun 2017 #56