Hyperbolic Hyper Hype

Arms Control Wonk

• Episode: Hyperbolic Hyper Hype
• Website: Arms Control Wonk
• Feed URL: http://armscontrolwonk.libsyn.com/rss
• Duration: 00:30:15
• Published: 2021-05-29 03:42

The hype is real. Maybe it's a branding thing, maybe people forget ballistic missiles are a thing, maybe nobody thinks "glider force" sounds cool. But whatever the reason, people keep calling hypersonic glide vehicles fast compared to existing missile systems.

Jeffrey and Aaron discuss hypersonic weapons, what people keep getting wrong about them, and why the D5 missile is so dang cool.

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