Air Force Accidentally Reveals It Wants a Hypersonic Nuke
We weren't supposed to know that.
By Kyle Mizokami
Aug 21, 2020
The Air Force has requested a list of future upgrades for America’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fleet.
One technology is the ability to use an ICBM to launch a hypersonic glide weapon.
Such a weapon would have a range of thousands of miles, reach its target in minutes, and likely carry a nuclear warhead.
The U.S. Air Force may have accidentally revealed its interest in a hypersonic nuclear weapon system. The Air Force's list of future upgrades for intercontinental ballistic missiles includes technology to support a hypersonic glide weapon. Such a weapon could fly below early warning radars designed to spot incoming nuclear warheads, rocketing toward a target at Mach 5 or greater.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a33657991/air-force-accidentally-reveals-interest-hypersonic-weapon-system/
