Putin: Russia is building defenses against hypersonic missiles

Space Daily

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Washington DC (UPI) Jun 15, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia leads the world in hypersonic weapons research and will have defense systems to counteract opponents' weapons. The United States and China have begun hypersonic missile programs, building nuclear-equipped armaments capable of traveling up to 5,000 mph in a flat trajectory, indicating that defenders have less time to react. Russia has t

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