Some lawmakers have voiced impatience with the program’s progress as the Biden administration opens a new round of arms control talks, with hypersonic weapons as a potential bargaining chip.

A revealing picture of the speed, dimensions and guidance of the U.S. Air Force’s first air-launched hypersonic missile has come from an unlikely source.
Credit: Mike Tsukamoto/USAF illustration
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