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On the recordNovember 14, 2023
the possibility of an attack coming from one of these hypersonic weapons would be a preemptive, or out of the blue kind of attack, it could be decapitating.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl emphasizes the threat of hypersonic weapons and the need for improved defenses.

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