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Why Trump’s Hypersonic Theft Allegations Are Flat-Out False
Why Trump’s Hypersonic Theft Allegations Are Flat-Out False
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President Trump claimed that Russia stole the design for hypersonic missiles during the Obama administration, stating in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that "some bad person gave them the design," while also boasting that the US would have even better super hypersonic missiles.
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Yury Knutov, military expert and historian of the Air Defense Forces, refuted Trump’s claim, explaining to Sputnik that:“As for Trump's claims, he was either misled or made up a story to compensate for the failures of the US military-industrial complex. On the other hand, Trump apparently needs an argument in Congress to increase funding for the US hypersonic weapons program,” Knutov concluded.
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Why Trump’s Hypersonic Theft Allegations Are Flat-Out False
President Trump claimed that Russia stole the design for hypersonic missiles during the Obama administration, stating in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that "some bad person gave them the design," while also boasting that the US would have even better super hypersonic missiles.
Yury Knutov, military expert and historian of the Air Defense Forces, refuted Trump’s claim, explaining to Sputnik that:
First, there's no need for Russia to steal US technology since it showcased the first hypersonic device back in 1991.
“The Soviet Union always outpaced the US in terms of resistance of materials-related work [vital for hypersonic missiles]. While the US focused on electronics and microchips,” Knutov told Sputnik.
This led to the creation of the first-ever hypersonic laboratory, Kholod (lit. Frost).
A model of the S-200 missile fitted with a Kholod was bought by the Americans in the 1990s, who thoroughly studied the relevant documentation.
Russia now has hypersonic missiles in three domains: air-based Kinzhal, sea-based Zircon, and land-based Oreshnik missiles. “Something no other country in the world has. This is why we outstrip the US in this regard.”
“The country that was the first to launch a hypersonic vehicle cannot steal anything from the US, which only last year successfully tested a hypersonic missile.”
“As for Trump's claims, he was either misled or made up a story to compensate
for the failures of the US military-industrial complex. On the other hand, Trump apparently needs an argument in Congress to increase funding for the US hypersonic weapons program,” Knutov concluded.
23 November 2024, 17:18 GMT
