Iran builds 'unstoppable' hypersonic missile that can fly 5 times speed of sound

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Iran last week tested the Ghaem 100, its first three-stage space launch vehicle, which would be able to place satellites in an orbit 500km from the earth's surface, according to state media.
48% : According to General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace commander, Tehran is now in possession of a ballistic missile that moves at "high speed and can manoeuvre in and out of the atmosphere".
42% : Iran has not publicly acknowledged working on such a weapon before now ( Image: Iranian Army office/AFP via Gett) Further to this, while the Islamic Republic has developed a large domestic arms industry in the face of international sanctions and embargoes, western military analysts have previously said Iran sometimes exaggerates its weapons capabilities.
40% : Comments about the missile were made on Thursday by General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace commander ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Iran has not publicly acknowledged working on such a weapon before now, with only Russia known to possess hypersonic technology.
40% : Iran has denied wanting to develop a nuclear weapon.
32% : Concerns over Iran's ballistic missiles contributed to a US decision in 2018 under Donald Trump's presidency to withdraw from a nuclear pact that Tehran signed with world powers in 2015.

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