Commentary Americans should be reasonably concerned but not panicked over hypersonic weapons. Realistic upgrades to proven and existing technology will prove more than adequate in countering the new threat. The Chinese regime recently launched a hypersonic missile and it has led to a great deal of hand wringing among the general public. Analysts have claimed this surprised them, and that America has no counter to the technology. But this is fearmongering for a variety of reasons that doesn’t reflect a sober assessment of American missile defense and the upgrades soon available to them. The technical aspect of the missile boils down to the missile is faster, launches in a different way, and both of those make it harder to track and more dangerous. But fear is not always the best response. Politicians have a way of inspiring the panic by downplaying existing technology. They do this to harm their political …