✈New types of missiles flying faster than five times the speed of sound
The US, Russia, and China are all separately developing these speedy munitions, which can fly faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
New types of missiles flying faster than five times the speed of sound pose a unique threat to the global balance of power, and the leading military powers should work together to stop their spread.
That’s the conclusion of a new study from the RAND Corporation, a California think tank that works closely with the US military.
“Hypersonic missiles … are a new class of threat because they are capable both of maneuvering and of flying faster than 5,000 kilometers per hour,” RAND cautioned. “These features enable such missiles to penetrate most missile defenses and to further compress the timelines for a response by a nation under attack.”Motherboard
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