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A new report by the the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) highlights that a coming generation of China hypersonic weapons traveling at 3,800 miles an hour would be hard to defend against.
Report Warns Hypersonic Weapons Would be Hard to Defend Against, Puts Spotlight on China’s Ambitions
A Chinese submarine launches a missile in an offshore blockade exercise during the third phase of the Sino-Russian "Peace Mission 2005" joint military exercise, held Aug. 23, 2005 near China's Shandong Peninsula. China Photos/Getty Images
