China reportedly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle from an near-orbital trajectory in August, amid an intensifying race for the next generation of long-range weapons that are harder to detect and intercept 1/5
Hypersonic missiles travel at more than five times the speed of sound in the upper atmosphere - or about 6,200 km per hour . This is slower than an intercontinental ballistic missile, but the shape of a hypersonic glide vehicle allows it to manoeuvre toward a target or away from defences.
Intercontinental ballistic missiles , by contrast, carry nuclear warheads on ballistic trajectories that travel into space but never reach orbit. Days after the U.S. announcement, North Korea fired a newly developed hypersonic missile, calling it a "strategic weapon" that boosted its defence capabilities, though some South Korean analysts described the test as a failure.in which smaller Asian nations are striving to develop advanced long-range missiles, alongside major military powers.
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