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SPRINT ABM - Zero to Mach 10 in 5 Seconds!
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A short clip of the Sprint anti-ballistic missile, which was launched from a silo and reached Mach 10 within seconds. Its nose and skin glow white hot from aerodynamic heating.
HN links it as striking footage of how fast and heat-stressed hypersonic interceptors and ICBM re-entry vehicles are.
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