Ten-Minute Warning: The Hypersonic Threat

By The Free Press | Created at 2026-09-08 09:30:18 | Updated at 2026-09-08 10:27:32 1 hour ago

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Ten-Minute Warning: The Hypersonic Threat

Stratolaunch CEO Zachary Krevor explains how hypersonic weapons work, why AI-enabled missile ‘swarms’ may soon be a reality, and whether America can defend itself against them.

A Chinese hypersonic missile targeting either U.S. coast would leave room for “about 10 minutes of warning time.” Zachary Krevor, CEO of Stratolaunch, is building vehicles to help the Pentagon learn to detect, track, and intercept this threat. Today, Krevor joins Aaron MacLean to explain how China and Russia have outpaced the U.S. in hypersonic weapons …

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