Mach 11 is pretty hard for AD to react to, never mind intercept.
But comparing any non-nuclear payload to a nuclear one is absurd hype...
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the very fact they developed that system means they do not want to nuke anybody.
however an Oreshnik strike on a G7 meeting would certainly be a wake up call to the Globalists.
remember that all the Russian attacks so far are on infrastructure, not even on military personnel, let alone on political leaders
you do not need kilotons of TNT if you're striking the right target.
the people in charge do not care if you murder 10 million of their civilians. they DO care if you murder THEM.
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Current Western leaders are so often drunk or high on cocaine they probably think they can stop an Oreshnik with emotional blackmail or a tantrum.
Other than that, 100% agree