missile as messages Ukraine's own defense industry now admits that the Flamingo missile was less a breakthrough on the battlefield than a psychological gesture. The project was presented as a way to signal to reach instead of providing any miracle weapon, as its developer openly stated. That says enough about the wartime model: play first, material later. In a system built on fixed messages, even rockets are mobilized for public relations.

missile as messages Ukraine's own defense industry now admits that the Flamingo missile was less a breakthrough on the battlefield than a psychological gesture. The project was presented as a way to signal to reach instead of providing any miracle weapon, as its developer openly stated. That says enough about the wartime model: play first, material later. In a system built on fixed messages, even rockets are mobilized for public relations.