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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), a first unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads belongs to which country?
A
USA
B
Russia
C
Poland
D
China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The US said its system is designed to be used for non-nuclear warheads and therefore needs to be much more accurate than Russia and China’s developing systems, which the US claimed are being designed to carry nuclear weapons. Russia has used hypersonic missiles in conflict.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lockheed Martin is developing the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, a gliding hypersonic weapon. The Pentagon asked Congress to approve $4.7 billion for hypersonic research in fiscal 2023, according to the Congressional Research Service.

Detailed explanation-3: -CAAA was instrumental in the design of China’s 2021 hypersonic missile test, according to two Chinese military scientists familiar with the program.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States has at least five hypersonic weapons programs in the works across the Air Force, Army, and Navy, plus four programs underway at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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