48 min listen
Hyperbolic Hyper Hype
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The hype is real. Maybe it's a branding thing, maybe people forget ballistic missiles are a thing, maybe nobody thinks "glider force" sounds cool. But whatever the reason, people keep calling hypersonic glide vehicles fast compared to existing missile systems. Jeffrey and Aaron discuss hypersonic weapons, what people keep getting wrong about them, and why the D5 missile is so dang cool. Support us over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
Released:
May 29, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
What's Up with Turkey's S400?: Turkey previously announced that its S400 air defense regiment would be activated and in service by the end of April, 2020, after its delivery from Russia in 2019. Since it is now May 2020, with no S400 deployment in sight, Aaron and Scott sat down... by Arms Control Wonk