Russian hypersonic missile scientist jailed for “high treason”

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1. By Brendan Cole – Senior News Reporter:

   The head of a Russian program which develops hypersonic missiles has been jailed for seven years for treason following a top-secret court case, it has been reported.

   Alexander Kuranov, who headed the Scientific Research Enterprise of Hypersonic Systems (NIPGS) was arrested by Russia’s main intelligence agency the FSB in August 2021 on suspicion of “high treason”, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported.

   Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/russian-hypersonic-missile-scientist-jailed-high-treason-today-weapons-alexander-kuranov-1891662](https://www.newsweek.com/russian-hypersonic-missile-scientist-jailed-high-treason-today-weapons-alexander-kuranov-1891662)

2. Because Russian hypersonic missiles have been found to massively underperform and make Putin look stupid, with his ‘undefeatable’ comments.

3. I guess in that kind of roll you can get away with keeping a cusshy number by baffling the customer (moskow) with bs and just hope your projects are never used in real conflict.

4. Reviving another soviet tradition.

5. That will stop the brain drain, I am sure.

6. Another one? Oh, this was in 2021.

7. The hypersonic missiles are the best at failing!

8. “High treason”? What are the other treasons? Low, medium and rare?