US conducts successful test of hypersonic weapon that it says achieved 'speeds five times greater than the speed of sound'
US is not alone in developing hypersonic weapons, whose speed and manoeuvrability make them difficult to track and intercept.
The test was conducted on Saturday off the coast of Southern California when a B-52 bomber released an Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon , the Air Force said in a statement on Monday
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