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"Can its top speed reach 20 Mach?" Mavi asked with great interest. At that speed, if you launched it at Japan, I bet most anti-missile systems wouldn't even have time to react! It would be over Japanese airspace before they knew it...
If it carried a nuclear warhead, it could absolutely nuke Japan with a single shot. It would be far more threatening than deploying Tu-95 or Tu-160 strategic bombers!
"Yes, Mr. Mavi, this missile is essentially what we call a hypersonic vehicle. It combines an air-breathing cruise vehicle with a boost-glide vehicle, using a large rocket booster as its carrier. It has notable features like high-speed maneuvering, strong resistance to temperature and corrosion, and a high probability of penetrating defenses..." The Ukrainian scientist explained many technical terms to Mavi.
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