Theres

 

a Russian frigate in the Western Atlantic 

doin computer simulated wargames 

to determine the best manner 

in which to launch a Zircon Hypersonic missile at the United States.

Russia says it carried out hypersonic missile exercises using a frigate in the Atlantic

The Russian Defense Ministry said one of its frigates had conducted “hypersonic missile exercises” in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.

Russia announced the development of the hypersonic Zircon (or Tsirkon) missiles back in 2019.

Putin said in 2019 the missiles have a top speed of mach 9 (or nine times the speed of sound) and a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).

"The high speed of the Zircon likely gives it better target-penetration characteristics than lighter subsonic cruise-missiles, such as Tomahawk. Being twice as heavy and almost eleven times as fast as Tomahawk, the Zircon has more than 242 times the on-cruise kinetic energy of a Tomahawk missile (≈9 gigajoules, or equal to 2,150 kg TNT explosive energy). Its Mach 9 speed means that it cannot be intercepted by existing missile defence systems and its precision makes it lethal to large targets such as aircraft carriers.[53][54]

Zircon can travel at a speed of Mach 9 (6,900 mph; 11,000 km/h; 3.1 km/s). This has led to concerns[neutrality is disputed] that it could penetrate existing naval defense systems.[55] Because it flies at hypersonic speeds within the atmosphere, the air pressure in front of it forms a plasma cloud as it moves, absorbing radio waves and making it practically invisible to active radar systems (plasma stealth).[56] However, this also blinds any radar or IR seeker on the missile. With plasma stealth, hypersonic-speed and sea skimming technique, intercepting a flying Zircon is extremely difficult, if at all feasible at the current level of technology. The final section of the trajectory is completed in minimal time (under 10 seconds), the enemy will not have time to carry out all the necessary procedures.[57] Zircon exchanges information in flight and can be controlled by commands if necessary.[58]

(We dont have a defense for these and Putin's known it all along, its why he is not afraid to do what he is doing.)

"Russia’s testing of its strike capabilities in the Atlantic Ocean is likely to be seen as a provocative step by the U.S. and its NATO allies."

(Hey?

Why do you think they did it?

They've been provoking every step of the way, why would they stop now?)

God Speed everyone.

Journey well my friends.