• @[email protected]
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    25 days ago

    I’m no expert, but usually when missiles “go ballistic” their engines turn off and they have limited maneuvering capability at the end of their flight.

    This one looks like it had engines on all the way to the target, which is a fairly newer class of design.

    • Redex
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      35 days ago

      I mean I’m no expert either but you can see this characteristic burning on most ICBM videos, it’s just the reentry vehicle reaching insane temperatures.

      E.g.: https://youtu.be/3ZM3y5qpMgY