This indicates that the situation is really dire. I hate this war man.

So the same plan that started all this shit a decade ago.

Al Jazeera English is very weird at times, I remember during operation True Promise 2 during Iran's retaliatory strike, they were interviewing a settler hiding in his bunker. While it was better than what CNN or BBC were showing (though CNN was unintentionally humourous when the reporters realised that the Israeli air defenses were not intercepting anything, and they had to go run and hide in their hotel), it was weird coverage.

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

• yewtu.be
• inv.nadeko.net
• yt.artemislena.eu
• piped.video

There are some issues with this approach:

Firstly, by lofting the trajectory of a longer range missile, so that the re-entry vehicle (RV) has the required amount of energy to perform the proposed mid-course flight path, it allows for early warning over the horizon radars to track and detect the missile earlier. That's not ideal, even if it dives below the detection or engagement envelope later.

Secondly, while it's mentioned in the article, the stresses placed on the RV on re entry with such a manoeuvre are massive. Diving in at high speed, then performing a pull up manoeuvre at relatively low altitude, and then leveling out before diving towards the target, puts huge stresses on the RV that it might not be designed for.

These manoeuvres also burn a lot of energy up due to the aerodynamic drag induced when performing such turns, which results in a loss of speed. The Kheibar Shekan RV, like almost all RV's, does not have its own rocket stage. It's speed in the terminal phase after the mid-course phase is complete, is determined by its altitude before the final dive towards the target, and the amount of ballistic energy it has left. These manoeuvres burn up a lot of energy, and performing the final dive from a relatively low altitude, means that speed on final impact is reduced. A slower moving RV is easier to intercept and track.

These are all issues that are addressed by the new Fattah-1 hypersonic ballistic missile. The RV on this missile has it's own rocket stage (the only ballistic missile in the world with a Maneuverable Re-entry Vehicle (MaRV) known to have such), which gives it it energy and propulsion independent of its initial ballistic launch, even after jettisoning the first rocket stage. This blurs the lines between an MaRV and hypersonic weapon. Iran used a number of these missiles in the October 1 retaliation attack, so they are operational, and probably played a big role in the success of the attack.

I think the main goal of this is to test their defense system against Iranian missiles rather than protecting Israel.

That would be returning to tradition for America.

I can see a unity government if a war with the axis of resistance+BRICS kicks off in the next few weeks. No way trump would play 2nd to Kamala though.

If they do this it's total demographic decline, there aren't even a lot of 25 year olds left and really you oughta wait for people to have children before sending them off to die

Volkssturm

when the US fought in Vietnam, people were drafted from the age of 19

And as we all know, that decision was widely respected and the US went on to win the war.

If you tolerate this your children will be next - manic street preachers.

Ukraine will need an awful lot of migration after this...

Are there even any Ukrainians between sthe ages of 18-25 to conscript? This is not a joke by the way, look at their demographic age makeup below:

There's a reason this age group has been exempt from military conscription.

Ukrainians are already wanting an end to the war, increasing conscription couldnt possibly help anything

Wow!

Nice to know that behind all the "Western Civilization" brotherhood shit, westerners will always view us pathetic suck up Eastern Europeans as human cattle

I can't wait for my country to get dragged into this shit so my home can get bombed,but it's all ok, because we're taking it all like good little meat shields so that the superior whites can live in their gardens while we continue to belittle our history and believe that we could be part of that if only not for those damn Ruskies

ukrainians who have fled to america and europe are going to to realize that their home was destroyed for american imperialist ego. I can only hope they do something more useful than adventurism against the great satan but

US Politicians are unhappy that Zelensky isn't going all the way with "to the last Ukrainian".

But the answer is obvious -- if he lowered the conscription age to 18 it would destroy the country's last hope for rebuilding after the war, and it could even lead to revolts that would threaten his position.

from both parties

Whatttt but I thought the GOP loved peace atleast in Ukraine.