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RPT Russia Helping Iran With Supersonic Weapons Teci

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A US aircraft carrier costs ~$13B — a prime supersonic missile target.

The USS Gerald R. Ford cost $13.3B to build. Supersonic anti-ship missiles, flying at Mach 2+, are engineered to overwhelm carrier defenses — making Russia's technical aid to Iran a direct threat to US naval assets.

Topic poll · all networksWho bears most responsibility for Iran's supersonic missile threat?

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  • US policy gaps enabled both 0%
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The U.S. spends ~$4.7B/year on hypersonic R&D — Iran may skip that cost.

The Pentagon's FY2024 budget requested $4.7B for hypersonic weapons development. If Russia transfers working ramjet technology and specialists to Iran, Tehran could leapfrog years of costly R&D that took Moscow decades to achieve.

Topic poll · all networksShould Russia sending weapons tech to Iran trigger new NATO sanctions?

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