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"But yes, impressive but could not the US do better?"

Goodbrad,

The US could certainly do at least as well, but Putin did it and the US didn't.

Putin got a chance to demonstrate to the world and do a field test on his latest medium range missile system proving that they are not all "rusted out" USSR stuff after all, as the west has inferred. Again he got world headlines and his explanation got him another chance to be heard in the media. Way to go!