US conducts successful ‘game-changing’ hypersonic missile test

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The U.S. Air Force announced it launched a successful test of a hypersonic missile.

A B-52 bomber released the weapon off the coast of California on Saturday, and it blasted off at a breakneck pace five times the speed of sound, according to the Air Force, which did not disclose details about the altitude or flight duration of the test.

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