The former head of NASA was frightened of the technology lowering the United States to the level of Russia
Michael Griffin: hypersonic technology lowers the US to the level of Russia and China Russia and China do not want nuclear exchange more than the US The American edition of SpaceNews reports the statement of the former Deputy Secretary of Defense for Research and Technical Development of the United States (during the administration of President Donald Trump) Michael Griffin. According to him, at present, Moscow and Beijing have less developed conventional armed forces than Washington. On the other hand, the presence of hypersonic gliders gives Russia and China an advantage over the United States. “They can bring us down to their level with the right disruptive technology. Hypersonic weapons are just such a destructive technology, “the former head of NASA (during the administration of George W. Bush) was frightened. Griffin called the cost-to-cost ratio between Russia and China's cost of producing missiles that could destroy an American aircraft carrier terrifying.