US test launches hypersonic nuclear missile in arms race flex

The US military has conducted a test launch of a hypersonic nuclear missile which is designed to counter the rising military threat of and .

Military officials said the purpose of the test was to show the 'readiness of nuclear US forces' and provide 'confidence in the nation's nuclear deterrence' amid fears of the growing threat of the outbreak of World War III.

an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) blasted off at 12:56am PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in .

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