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Leaked photos suggest China may now have a hypersonic railgun

2 February 2018

A ship-mounted electromagnetic railgun, firing projectiles at more than Mach 6 over great distances, could let China dominate the seas

Would a North Korean space nuke really lay waste to the US?

3 May 2017

Warnings that North Korea could detonate a nuclear bomb in orbit to knock out US electrical infrastructure are far-fetched, says arms expert Jeffrey Lewis

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Leaked photos suggest China may now have a hypersonic railgun

Would a North Korean space nuke really lay waste to the US?

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