The Secret Weapon That Is Being Kept Under Covers
The cherry on the top of the Laika’s formidable arsenal will be a next-generation weapon called the 3M22 Zircon Hypersonic. This is a high-tech cruise missile capable of striking both ships and land-based targets alike, all at Mach 9 speeds. As advanced and all-encompassing as the United States Navy’s missile defense system is, something this fast and capable might be more difficult to block than previous kinds of missiles. How is the U.S. Navy going to counter this development?
Taking Russia’s Submarine Fleet Seriously
The Russian Federation currently possesses a world-class submarine fleet that few countries’ navies could hope to match. It has more than enough conventional submarines to wage a traditional war and enough nuclear attack submarines to keep the concept of mutually assured destruction thriving. The United States Navy is well aware that many long-range nuclear warheads have been slotted into a variety of Russian submarines’ missile silos. How will the Western superpower ensure that these missiles never become a threat?