Fox News Discovers Hypersonic Missiles Are Bad, But Only When Russia Fires Them
Fox News breathlessly reports on Russia's new 'Oreshnik' hypersonic missile used in a massive Ukraine attack, citing the Kremlin. While the headline screams about the weapon's novelty, the report conveniently ignores the decades of US and NATO escalation that fuel the conflict. Russia, like any major power, unveils advanced weaponry—a move that somehow becomes uniquely 'alarming' when it's not a
Lockheed Martin product, as if only one side is permitted technological advancements or a military-industrial complex. One might wonder if the same breathless alarm would sound if the US or its allies had just unveiled a 'new hypersonic missile.' Or perhaps, that would simply be 'defense innovation.' The selective outrage over advanced weaponry often correlates directly with who’s selling it, and
for how much. (Funny how that works, isn't it?) The narrative shifts faster than an Oreshnik, depending on whose military-industrial complex stands to profit.