The Russian hypersonic missile technology is more advanced than the US. The Russians ability to put ordinance on target anywhere in the world is not in question.
I'm talking about the warhead
That is the implausibility. The Russians wouldn't waste their time on a "virtual warhead". They have nothing to prove.
I don't think this is implausible, it sends a clear warning, and it's not a loss of time. It's a reminder of "yes nuclear no problem, maybe it will be loaded next time who knows" and it allows them to test urkaine's anti missile defense
Implausible would be "space aliens did it" for instance, it's not that this is an impossibility it's just that it's very unlikely
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