Rights groups warn of state paranoia as experts on hypersonics, the science behind ultrafast missiles, have been jailed.
Archived version: https://archive.ph/i61RA
This does seem rather self destructive. I guess the brain drain will continue.
Luckily the Russians are stupid evil. Just think of they were smart evil.
Noooo, that was an evil plan all along, everything goes according to plan, the victory is nigh
*angry Putin noises*
Two reasons. You can’t beat the laws of physics and Ukraine proved that hypersonic could be knocked down with a Patriot missile system. Mr Pariot doesn’t care where it’s at but where it will be. Then what do you have? Cleanup on aisle four with a hell of a price tag.
Dictatorships gonna do dictatorship things.
Surprise Pikachu
And critics suggest the FSB wants to create the impression foreign spies are chasing weapons secrets.
It’s not like the Americans have ever reverse engineered rocketry tech from hostile nations.
