Hypersonic weapons travel at five times the speed of sound. Modern militaries are racing to develop and deploy these munitions, because they will so decisively shift power projection.

According to Top Secret documents that were leaked on Discord last year, China has already successfully tested and deployed these weapons, and are adapting them for use against both landbased and naval assets, which strongly implies risk to US Navy and allied vessels operating anywhere in the Western Pacific.

Despite spending billions of dollars, the United States has still failed to successfully test hypersonic missiles, even though we've lowered their performance thresholds.

Resources and links:

Washington Post, The most shocking intel leak reveals new Chinese military advances
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...

National Guard member arrested for leaking classified documents on Discord
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/13/23...

Bloomberg, China Leads the US, Russia in Hypersonics, Pentagon Analyst Says
https://archive.ph/TLytu

Full report from the Government Accountability Office
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao24106...

US Missile Defense Agency Conducted Just Half Of Planned 2022 Tests, Failed Numerous Key Goals, Report Finds
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/18/mi...

US Way Behind Schedule For Key Weapons Tech Already Used By China
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/17/us...

Bloomberg, US Army’s New Hypersonic Weapon Is Still Months Away, GAO Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...