Rights groups warn of state paranoia as experts on hypersonics, the science behind ultrafast missiles, have been jailed.

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  • Alex@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    This does seem rather self destructive. I guess the brain drain will continue.

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        7 months ago

        Noooo, that was an evil plan all along, everything goes according to plan, the victory is nigh

        *angry Putin noises*

  • TeddyKila [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    7 months ago

    And critics suggest the FSB wants to create the impression foreign spies are chasing weapons secrets.

    It’s not like the Americans have ever reverse engineered rocketry tech from hostile nations. blob-no-thoughts