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lughnasadh OP t1_j4iaadu wrote

>>The X-37

Yes, but it glides in to land at a leisurely pace, and would be easy to shoot down.

The danger with craft at hypersonic speeds is that they are almost impossible to shoot down or defend against.

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Fun_Designer7898 t1_j4iava8 wrote

What? You know that it can drop nukes if it needs to, there is no need to re arm them because those are nuked we are talking about

Also, if china uses a missile, it needs to produce a new one, the US could drop the load AND make it land, reload and take off again

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/its-a-myth-that-hypersonic-missiles-cant-be-stopped-because-theyre-fast/

Hypersonic missiles can be intercepted, it will get easier with laser weapons

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