To get through early detection warning systems. The distance traveled by an ICBM is the only time you have to respond. Which is why the Cuban Missile crisis happened.
China flew a missile around the globe and had it land on target and nobody realized it until it was done and they were bragging about it. The US was dumbfounded and early detection systems did squat. China obviously did this in order to plop their dick out and wave it around. But the startling fact is that the much lauded US military had ZERO counter to this. China could, if they wanted, dump a bunch of missiles around the globe and we could do nothing to prevent it. James Bond secret squirrel dumb assed schemes like hiding missiles in transports for some sneak attack for zero reasons. That is then kept all quiet by the US who is supposedly finding them and dealing with them without making a FUCKING HUGE international outcry at an overt act of terror / warfare… Because….. Reasons. Is nothing but Qboomer tier bullshit and gay.
Hypersonic missiles don't have some magical stealth capability. They are just as easily detectable as ICBMs.
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