North Korea claims to be testing hypersonic weapons. Here's what you need to know
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North Korea says it tested a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, its second alleged test of such a weapon by the Kim Jong Un regime.
If the claims made in North Korea state media are true, and at some point the country is able to deploy a hypersonic weapon, it could have profound implications for the security situation in Asia.
But after both North Korea's first-claimed hypersonic test in September and the second this week, analysts were circumspect.
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