Russia 'test-fires hypersonic Kinzhal missile' - BBC News - 0 views
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Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a range of nuclear-capable weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.The country's defence ministry released video footage showing the missile detaching from a fighter jet and leaving a fiery trail behind it.
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The Kinzhal is said to travel at 10 times the speed of sound and have a range of 2,000km (1,200 miles).