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A Russian fighter jet carries a Kinzhal hypersonic missile over Moscow’s Red Square during a paradeSefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
By David HamblingThe race for hypersonic weapons is heading out of control. China, Russia and the US are all attempting to create weapons that travel at more than five times the speed of sound. But no matter who wins, the technology could raise instability around the world.
Hypersonic weapons move incredibly fast, but what differentiates them from traditional ballistic missiles is that all of their journey is done within the atmosphere rather than through space and they can be …