A Russian warship that just sailed into Cuba can carry Putin's new prized hypersonic missiles

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People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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Russia fired Putin's 'invincible' hypersonic Zircon missile for the first time in Ukraine, experts say

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Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov and a Zircon hypersonic missile in White Sea
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launching a Zircon hypersonic missile in the White Sea, Russia, on July 19, 2021.

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Apollo Mission Samples Reveal the Moon Is More Ancient Than We Thought

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The Moon’s crater-covered countenance was previously thought to be a youthful 4.42 billion years old, give or take about 10 million years. But now, samples of crystals taken from the rocky satellite half a century ago indicate that the Moon is about 40 million years older than we knew.

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Seen by the US military as a threat for years, Russia's Yasen-class submarines are now on track to get hypersonic missiles

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Russian Navy Yasen submarine Kazan
Russian Navy Yasen-class sub Kazan arrives at its permanent base on Russia's Arctic coast on June 1, 2021.

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Putin's 'invincible' missile has a very common problem

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In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 28, 2022, a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the Barents Sea.
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launches a Zircon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea in May 2022.

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