Turbulence.

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Hypersonics your day is over? Fundamentals of hypersonic missile countermeasures have been studied,  evaluated and found to be feasible? Antidote to the hypersonics is available and cheap both? Off-the-shelf solutions can do! Missiles as described for which there is no KNOWN defense there is  indeed a DEFENSE!

Sounds too good to be true!

From the archive of "Foreign Policy" the article by Jack Detsch FEBRUARY 7, 2022.

"The Pentagon Wants to Ruin China’s ‘Sputnik Moment’"

"Microwaves and turbulent air could kill China’s hypersonic missiles on the cheap."

Russia's hypersonic missiles too I would assume in peril!

"Stop if you’ve heard this: China and Russia’s nuclear-capable hypersonic weapons of the future are faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a ballistic missile, and able to evade the United States’ Earth-based missile defense sensors in a single bound."

"But the stress of traveling at more than five times the speed of sound (the going tempo for hypersonics) gives them a higher risk of failure: Hypersonic missiles may have to cut through turbulent air and searing 4,000-degree heat, all while losing energy by making maneuvers during the flight."

"That makes the margin for error pretty small; one unexpected air particle could damage the airframe. Experts think that bumpy ride could give the U.S. Defense Department a better chance to shoot down Beijing and Moscow’s superweapons—which have leaped ahead of the Pentagon’s arsenal—on the cheap."

All you need is: "unwelcome metallic particles in the direction of a rock-skipping hypersonic missile or using microwave beams"??

Again, sounds too good to be true!

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