Why Ukrainian Cruise Missiles Are Pink
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Ukrainian cruise missiles are nicknamed 'Flamingo' and originally had pink tips as a company joke about women's roles in warfare.
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> The unusual name and the missile's original color — a bright pink tip where the warhead is housed — were an internal company joke on the unheralded role of women in the male-dominated world of weapons and war.
> “Our first missiles were pink; they passed all the tests pink, but then we had to change color because of military camouflage requirements. But the woman in charge of production is still there. Women's touch in missiles,” Terekh said.
> The Flamingo could pose some real problems for macho Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
> "I would say there is some sort of big dick energy moment. You don’t need a scary name for a missile that can fly 3,000 kilometers," Terekh said of the missile's claimed range. "The main goal is for a missile to be effective.”
This is not Politico's original headline, BTW.