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December 08, 2014

Chinese Hypersonic Strike Vehicle May Overcome US Missile Defense: Expert
Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 08, 2014
Igor Korotchenko, Director of the Center for the Analysis of the World Arms Trade told Sputnik on Friday that China's successful testing of a Hypersonic Strike Vehicle (the HGV) demonstrates the country's potential to affect US national security in a serious way. "US anxiety is centered on the fact that China is actively experimenting with weaponry that is based on hypersonic speed, which is nearly impossible to intercept using currently-available US missile defense systems," Korotchenko told Sput ... read more

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