Hyperbolic Hyper Hype
Arms Control Wonk
English - May 29, 2021 01:42 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsNews Education missiles nonproliferation treaties armscontrol disarmament nuclearweapons nukes treaty Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The hype is real. Maybe it's a branding thing, maybe people forget ballistic missiles are a thing, maybe nobody thinks "glider force" sounds cool. But whatever the reason, people keep calling hypersonic glide vehicles fast compared to existing missile systems.
Jeffrey and Aaron discuss hypersonic weapons, what people keep getting wrong about them, and why the D5 missile is so dang cool.
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