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Even as debates swirl over their capability, a series of “hypersonic missiles” recently tested by nuclear-armed North Korea sparked sudden talk of pre-emptive strikes and arms races amid worry over the vulnerability of US troops and their allies in Asia. North Korea started the new year with three missile tests in the space of two weeks, sparking reactions from Washington not seen since Pyongyang stopped testing its longest-range missiles, which can strike the US, in 2017. At least two of the latest tests were of what North Korea called “hypersonic missiles” while details on the third, launched on Friday, were...
