Terrifying facts about Putin's hypersonic missiles after Russia uses them for first time
dailystar.co.ukVladimir Putin ramped up his offensive on Ukraine when he approved the use of a terrifying hypersonic missile for the first time ever, today.The Russian military says it used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile to destroy an underground ammunition depot in Delyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, according to local news outlet Zvezda.The danger of the missile system, that accelerates at more than two miles per second, is that it is so fast that it cannot be intercepted by any current missile defence system.The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, is allegedly capable of reaching Mach 10 speeds (7672 mph) and distances up to 1700 miles.
It can also theoretically carry a nuclear warhead. For comparison, the US Tomahawk cruise missile is subsonic, meaning that it is slower than the speed of sound, and travels around 550 mph, and goes a maximum distance of around 1500 miles.Details about the operation remain scarce, but Russia has previously bragged about its hypersonic weapons arsenal.The Kremlin said the deadly weapon, which carries a conventional or nuclear warhead, is “unstoppable”.Speaking at an energy forum in Moscow last year, Putin also said that his "intercontinental" weapons can travel five times faster than those being developed in America.He bragged with pride: "This is not just a hypersonic, this is an intercontinental missile."This is a much more serious weapon than you just said.
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