Russia, China, and the US are in a hypersonic weapons arm race — and officials warn the US could be falling behind
Three of the most powerful nations on Earth — Russia, China, and the US — are in an arms race for hypersonic weapons and the US might be lagging behind.
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing this week that "hypersonics is the number one priority," for the US military's research and development.
"Both having them for ourselves, but also the defense against them. It is our number one priority in the developing technology" realm, he said.
Hypersonic weapons, along with AI, direct energy weapons, and robotics "will change the character of war," Mattis explained in his opening statement.
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