Andrey Baklitskiy drops by to discuss all of Russia's strategic red lines, what the introduction of hypersonic weapons means for global security, and more.
One of the things about hypersonics is that it is extremely difficult to perform "boost-phase" interception on them, which is the most reliable way to stop them, because B P I hits the whole missile _as it is is gaining the speed to go into its suborbital trajectory_. When NATO was talking about B P I back in the early 2000's, Putin actually suggested a collaboration with NATO on developing such ABM systems [!]
Great episode!
One of the things about hypersonics is that it is extremely difficult to perform "boost-phase" interception on them, which is the most reliable way to stop them, because B P I hits the whole missile _as it is is gaining the speed to go into its suborbital trajectory_. When NATO was talking about B P I back in the early 2000's, Putin actually suggested a collaboration with NATO on developing such ABM systems [!]
Times have Certainly Changed, huh? :( :( :(