The revelation was that Russia had combined the two: giving the relatively small ships -- the Buyan-M class displaces just 950 tons -- firepower comparable to much larger U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers. By using the corvettes and the Kalibr NK cruise missile system, the Kremlin sent a shot across America's bow, and in two ways.
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