Pentagon Officials: U.S. Lacks Defense Against Hypersonic Missiles From China and Russia Introduction Senior officials at the Department of War told lawmakers Monday, April 27, that the United States has no effective defense against hypersonic and cruise missiles developed by China and Russia. Assistant Secretary of War for Space Policy Marc Berkowitz described the existing homeland defense system as “very limited” and designed only against a small-scale rogue attack during his testimony at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Monday. He stated that the U.S. has “no defense against hypersonic weapons or cruise missiles today,” according to his prepared…

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