The Weekly Debrief: Hypersonic Backlash Clarifies True Role For HGVs

test of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM
A February test of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM yielded a fiery rocket plume into the clouds.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
Russia’s deployed Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) is, President Vladimir Putin said, a “game changer.” The nuclear-tipped, intercontinental-range weapon is also a “super weapon” that will be “invincible” against the U.S. missile defense system, he said. Putin’s claims are echoed by comments...

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