Editing Mutual assured destruction (section)

==== Emerging hypersonic weapons ====
* Hypersonic ballistic or cruise missiles threaten the retaliatory backbone of mutual assured destruction. The high precision and speed of these weapons may allow for the development of "decapitory" strikes that remove the ability of another nation to have a nuclear response. In addition, the secretive nature of these weapons' development can make deterrence more asymmetrical.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ekmektsioglou|first=Eleni|date=2015|title=Hypersonic Weapons and Escalation Control in East Asia|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26271074|journal=Strategic Studies Quarterly|volume=9|issue=2|pages=43–68|jstor=26271074|issn=1936-1815}}</ref>