Pepe Escobar points out some interesting possibilities in this essay about Russia's readiness for war:
The Russian military are about to test the first prototypes of the S-500 Prometey air and missile defense system, also known as 55R6M Triumfator M - capable of destroying ICBMs, hypersonic cruise missiles and planes at over Mach 5 speeds; and capable of detecting and simultaneously attacking up to ten ballistic missile warheads at a range of 1300 km. This means the S-500 can smash ballistic missiles before their warheads re-enter the atmosphere.
So in the case of RAND-style NATO pussyfooting, the S-500 would totally eliminate all NATO air power over the Baltic States - while the advanced Kornet missile would destroy all NATO armored vehicles. And that’s not even considering conventional weapon hell.
If push comes to nuclear shove, the S-400 and especially the S-500 anti-missile missiles would block all incoming US ICBMs, cruise missiles and stealth aircraft. Offensive drones would be blocked by drone defenses. The S-500 practically consigns to the dustbin stealth warplanes such as the F-22, F-35 and the B-2.
The bottom line is that Russia - in terms of hypersonic missile development - is about four generations ahead of the US, if we measure it by the development of the S-300, S-400 and S-500 systems.
You can read the rest @
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44725.htm
In spite of this, US neocons are clamoring for war with Russia. Isn't that about the dumbest thing you ever heard?
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