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HypersonicWeapons and National (In)security: Why Arms Races Never End

Rajan Menon TomDispatch
Lockheed hypersonic missle
Hypersonic weapons close in on their targets at a minimum speed of Mach 5, five times the speed of sound or 3,836.4 miles an hour. They are among the latest entrants in an arms competition that has embroiled the United States for generations...