President Joe Biden deemed Russia’s alleged firing of hypersonic missiles in the Ukraine conflict earlier this week as a “consequential” move. “If you notice, they’ve just launched their hypersonic missile [in Ukraine], because it’s the only thing that they can get through with absolute certainty. It’s–as you all know, it’s a consequential weapon,” Biden remarked this week, adding that “it’s almost impossible to stop it. There’s a reason they’re using it.” Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed its military used hypersonic missiles against an ammunition warehouse and a fuel depot in Ukraine, making it possibly the first time such a weapon has been used in combat to date. However, other White House officials downplayed the development as a diversionary tactic. “I would not see it as a game-changer,” Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin told CBS News this week. “I think the reason he is resorting to using these types of weapons is …