[daniel1212]

A third-world economy with nukes, and now “Fired from a submarine off the Eastern Seaboard, a hypersonic missile could hit a target at 186 miles in just 109 seconds,” is to be taken seriously.

The issue is whether the damage the enemy could receive makes it worth.

[adorno]

A third-world economy with nukes, and now “Fired from a submarine off the Eastern Seaboard, a hypersonic missile could hit a target at 186 miles in just 109 seconds,” is to be taken seriously.

No question about that. But, that's not the point I was arguing. Even Iran and N. Korea, with nuclear weapons, should be taken seriously. But, again, those are not the kind of economies which can keep up with the U.S. in a weapons race or a military buildup.