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I thought Russia's hypersonic missiles were a failure, with the Ukrainians shooting them down with 30 year old Patriot missiles? There were a lot of articles about it last year, here's one:

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/09/what-ukraines-...

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That was fake news. https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/05/14/confirmed-ukraine-ly...

Additionally, Iran claims that Israel did not intercept any of the hypersonic missiles they fired at Israel.

NATO does not possess any hypersonic missiles. Some people might say that NATO is keeping them secret, but that makes no sense. Nations exhibit their technologies as a deterrent.

Further explanation of how it is impossible for a Patriot missile to intercept a Kinzhal. https://sputnikglobe.com/20230510/fact-check-ukraine-didnt-s...

Those are not credible sources.

From the theinteldrop link: "several sources within the Russian military and defense industry told the newspaper Izvestia on Saturday"

From the sputnikglobe link: "Moscow-based military expert Alexey Leonkov told Sputnik"

What makes these sources not credible in your mind? I have not observed them reporting anything incorrectly. They are citing military experts who know the technical capabilities of these weapons and defense systems. If you want to refute what they say, show how a slower Patriot missile could target and intercept a much faster mach 5 missile. It is basic physics without getting deeply into rocket science.

"Military experts" != engineers and physicists (usually).

Palmer Luckey says Russia's Kinzhal is not a hypersonic glide vehicle so it's not that hard to intercept, unlike what China can field.

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