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The recent Chinese hypersonic missile tests have fueled concerns about an accelerating arms race between the U.S., China, and Russia. The Chinese weapons system consists of two parts: a fractional orbital bombardment system (FOBS) and a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). Here's how it works.


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