Big Red Car cruising the international military sites and stumbles on a troubling issue — HYPERSONIC WEAPONS.

OK, there are other things out there like Venezuela and the idea the Russians might have already slipped nuclear weapons into the country — Big Red Car is a huge skeptic — and be ready to trigger Cuban/Venezuela Missile Crisis Redux. This could get dicey quick.

But, there is something we need to get on top of now. NOW. Hypersonic weapons.

Here’s a picture of Vlad Putin overseeing the testing of an Avangard hypersonic missile that Russia claims is capable of Mach 20 — 15,340 MPH. For the record, the Big Red Car is skeptical of all Russian weapons claims. Of course, the American military establishment uses such info to get Congress to take their hands off the checkbook.

The test was conducted at the Kura Test Range which is significant as it is a real test range that Russia uses frequently. It was observable from space. The total travel distance was 3,800 miles, so this was a full scale test when you think how accessible all of Europe is to Russia.

Hey, Germany, why the Hell are you buying natural gas from a country that has weapons that can nuke you?

It is also significant that Putin kept his shirt on and he wouldn’t have come for a dud.

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