[46505] Former US General admits: The US is defenseless against hypersonic missiles

Military expert: The US has no defense against the hypersonic missile threat

In reports that appeared this morning, May 2, 2026, a claim was made that the United States' air defense capabilities lack the necessary technological response to advanced threats. Randy Manner, a retired American general, stated in an interview with media activist Mario Nawfal that "the United States does not currently possess the technology required to stop a single hypersonic missile."

The reports were published by two media outlets identified with a line critical of American policy. آخرین خبر reported on the matter extensively, highlighting the general's key quote according to which Washington is unable to cope with this type of weaponry. Similar remarks were also published by خراسان آنلاین, which emphasized that this is a significant admission by a former senior military official regarding the gaps in American capabilities.

These claims arrive within a media discourse that often highlights the technological superiority of US rivals in the field of hypersonic missiles. It is important to note that the reporting sources, آخرین خبر and خراسان آنلاین, present an editorial line clearly biased against the American security establishment, and therefore the information should be examined in this context.