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Amid Arms Race Fears, The U.S., Russia And China Are Racing Ahead With A New Missile

So-colled hypersonic weapons are capable of travelling vast distances in mere minutes. They could change the face of warfare.
The X-51A Waverider was a prototype hypersonic missile capable of flying at Mach 5.1 for hundreds of miles. The Air Force is stepping up its development of similar weapons.

President Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, is in Moscow for a second day Tuesday, to discuss the U.S. intent to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The end of the 31-year old treaty is a sign that world powers may be returning to an arms race mentality.

But it's not the only one.

Over the past year the U.S., China and Russia have all stepped up efforts to develop a new kind of missile; a weapon that can fly

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