How Worried Should The U.S. Be About Russia's And China's Hypersonic Missiles?

MiG-31K with hypersonic missile "Kinzhal" / Kremlin.ru

Newsweek: China's Hypersonic Missiles: How Worried Should the U.S. Be About Futuristic Weapons?

A recent propaganda video released by the Chinese military has brought one of the country's most advanced and threatening technologies back to the fore—hypersonic weaponry.

Hypersonic weapons travel at incredible speed and—unlike even the most advanced ballistic missiles—can maneuver in flight. This gives the weapons enormous range and makes them much harder to track and stop.

The U.S., Russia and China are all investing heavily in hypersonic technologies. However, the Pentagon has been the slowest to jump on the bandwagon and military chiefs are warning that the U.S. could be left behind by its authoritarian adversaries, at least when it comes to nuclear-capable hypersonics.

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WNU Editor: While both China and Russia may be ahead in developing hypersonic weapons, they are still behind in having the assets that can track and follow targets. The U.S. has also made it a priority to develop and deploy this hypersonic technology as quickly as possible. Bottom line .... the U.S. should be concerned on what Russia and China are doing when it come to hypersonic weapons, but not worried.