Pentagon tests long-range hypersonic weapon
NEWS
The US has test-fired a new weapon which can travel at five times the speed of sound, the Pentagon says.
The missile was launched from Hawaii and reached its target on a Pacific atoll 2,300 miles (3,700km) away in less than half an hour.The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon is part of a programme to build new high-speed long-range missiles.Its aim is to allow the US military to strike targets anywhere in the world within an hour.A statement from the Pentagon said the weapon had been launched using a three-stage booster system, which had successfully sent it into the upper atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.It reached hypersonic speeds before hitting its target on Kwajalein atoll, part of the Marshall Islands.
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15790620
I think that's a way to create new weapons without alarming the world, because of the problems to create nuclear weapons the USA is creating weapons with lot of range and speed.
These hypersonic weapons are the new missiles for the 3rd world war. ONU is managing all the military nuclear resources and the United States are avoiding this control with this weapons
