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US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons

  • Written by Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
A new-generation weapon, in white, launches from an older one, the B-52 bomber.Mike Cassidy/U.S. Air Force

Russia and China have recently touted their progress in developing hypersonic vehicles, which fly much faster than the speed of sound, which is 767 mph. Hypersonic missiles are rocket-boosted to high altitude and may be launched from land, sea...

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