Hypersonic weapons usually have speeds of over 6,175 km/h.

The RAND Research Institute has just warned that the development of hypersonic missiles, high-tech weapons that fly at super fast speeds, will leave superpowers with almost no time to assess the situation and could accidentally

The 154-page report entitled `Non-Proliferation of Hypersonic Missiles – Preventing the Spread of New Weapons` warns of the dangers of weapons being developed by Russia, the US and China.

Hypersonic weapons are designed to penetrate all air defense systems and ballistic missile shields thanks to the ability to fly at speeds of over 6,175 km/h, equivalent to more than 5 times the speed of sound.

The RAND report argues that hypersonic missiles, specifically hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles, are a new threat because they can combine high mobility with speeds of more than 5,000 km

Hypersonic weapons often use scramjet engines or special propulsion systems to reach speeds of over 6,200 km/h.

American hypersonic vehicle X-51 Waverider.

Experts at RAND presented a hypothetical situation where two countries such as India and Pakistan both have hypersonic weapons mounted with nuclear warheads on standby in each country’s capital.

In this case, India only had 6 minutes to determine whether this was a real nuclear attack or not, as well as come up with a response before the missile hit the target.

Hypersonic weapon technology has appeared and is in the testing process, but it is still not too late for superpowers such as the US, Russia and China to cooperate and agree on the principle of non-proliferation of this weapon and stop it.