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Subject: Hypersonic Weapon Explodes After Four Seconds as the Catch-Up Arms Race Begins
CJH    9/1/2014 8:35:46 PM

Hypersonic Weapon Explodes After Four Seconds as the Catch-Up Arms Race Begins

"The hypersonic weapon is part of a characteristically blandly named Defense Department program called Prompt Global Strike. Founded after 9/11, the project aimed to discover how to strike anywhere on the planet within an hour to prevent terrorism, or a crisis like North Korea launching a nuclear attack.

The missiles wouldn't necessary carry nuclear payloads, said experts. Rather, they likely would deliver conventional explosives, but far more quickly and accurately than current options."

 
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CJH       9/1/2014 8:38:42 PM
Afterthought - Is there an anti-ICBM application for hypersonic weapons? That is would ICBMs therefore become obsolete I guess?
 
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keffler25       9/1/2014 9:02:57 PM
No.
 
As for test details, I want to know what happened to the booster. Range safety for an American bird these days is unusual.
 
Most unusual. 
Afterthought -
Is there an anti-ICBM application for hypersonic weapons? That is would ICBMs therefore become obsolete I guess?

 
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