skybolt tests went fine after the first couple that were, indeed, failures.   i know you're an esl memeflaggot, but you should already know what the word 'initial' means. and he's correct: what, exactly, do it ad over icbms, slbms, or cms with nuclear warheads? it's an expensive missile with very limited uses cases you could justify needing it for, and at mach 12 at burn-out, and maybe mach 6 once it actually started hitting dense air and terminal phase it was well within what the us projected the ussr would be able to intercept once fielded and during its production life.   f0hudle0 > us still does not have the weapon in 2024 despite actively working on it just like russia the us has lrhw, c-hgb, and hypersonic cruise missiles coming online relatively soon. the us actually likes to have all the pieces to optimize a weapon's use, not just to chest thump. that means having one that works reliably, has a sub 3m cep, and the kill chain to utilize it to its full advantage.
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