Yemen’s Houthis reported to have a hypersonic missile, raising stakes in Red Sea crisis.
(apnews.com)
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All to fan the flames and get us into another war where we murder thousands of civilian with bombs and drones and tanks and leave the supposed enemy largely untouched for a decade or so before someone invents a new WMD and we test it on them but it accidentally kills even more civilians.
the point is that a hypersonic missile has yet to be stopped by Western MiCs. Aqcuiring one, or more, means that the Houthis (akshully Yemeni civilians) have extended their range.
Also, tanks are relatively slow-moving, but very fat and juicy targets: So might, via heaps of money and skill and technical support, is supplanted by technology and range of hypersonics.
Re: fat targets - Russians even offer bonuses for drone pilots etc. to lay a claim via FPV footage, to destroying tanks -much like video games expo level-ups. The way Houthis, HAMAS, Hezbollah, Ukrainians, Russians etc. are fighting now, is via drone and Electronic warfare, complete with integration and swarming. In strategic terms, the best way to maneuver is: the smaller and least heat/radiation signatures, the better. The tactics are as invisible as possible, underground if possible. Open terrain, such as steppes and also sea, make large objects, including buildings, aircraft carriers, tanks etc. hilariously visible. Not to mention the addition of night vision and radiation sensors etc.