The New Rockets

by Ben Atlas on 04.27.2010.5:09pm · 0 comments

The new conventional rocket called Prompt Global Strike above. Evidently the launch of the next generation X-37B Spaceship might have been only to divert attention from the Prompt Global Strike test. And now Russians put on the market the new cruise missile weapon that hides in a shipping container, AKA “Club-K Container Missile System” complete with a promotional soviet-style (that music again…, bastards) animation on YouTube. Club-K not only hides in a container but launches up to four satellite controlled missiles that could hit the same target from all sides:

[I guess Russians removed the video]

Ronny was right, Russia is still an “evil empire”. They build weaponry specifically custom designed for terrorists or a rogue state. This is not a warfare weapon, and this is not a new technology, it’s a terrorist weapon that exploits already vulnerable and ubiquitous container industry. And I really want to see them launching this “club” from a conventional boat without literally blowing it out of the water.

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