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U.S. Destroys Mock ICBM Outside Earth’s Atmosphere During New Anti-Missile Test
The U.S. Navy destroyed a mock intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday morning in a successful test of America’s experimental missile defence system, according to press releases from the U.S. Missile Defence Agency and defence contractor Raytheon. The new test was notable for destroying a target missile while it was outside Earth’s…
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Here’s What We Saw At China’s Gigantic Military Parade
Tuesday was National Day in China, which marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Like all authoritarian regimes the ruling Chinese Communist Party loves a good giant celebration of state power to remind everyone who is in charge, and the parade featured plenty of new weapons and technology. Here’s…
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The British Accidentally Fired A Ballistic Missile At The U.S. And It’s Fine, Everything’s Fine
The British Royal Navy was conducting a test of one of its submarine-launched ballistic missiles last summer, when the damn thing ended up heading straight for the United States. Not the Russians. Not the Chinese. Not ISIS. But the tea and crumpet Brits almost hit the US with a missile.
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Monster Machines: China’s New Hypersonic Missile Can Scream Past US Air Defences
Just what we need, another arms race. China’s stepping up its bid for ballistic missile superiority, having just successfully test-fired the country’s first hypersonic missile delivery vehicle, one capable of penetrating American air defenses to potentially deliver nuclear warheads. The Pentagon is not amused.