Dont you worry folks ! Its just for Peacefull space exploration .... The Hypersonic part is just the old Autobahn flex ... I mean they allready look so very peacefull ... just wanted to share ..
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E3KNXpnUUAMQKS5?format=jpg&name=small
Because if all this the US strategy in war has to be to pre empt everyone and strike first, which is uhhh not good
The SSN/SSBN fleet is still the wildcard, but subs have their own set of countermeasures and I think Guam is still within range of Chinese missiles. Without carrier groups we've got no ability to lock a region's airspace down or support ground forces so it'd damn our ability to maintain a fight.
The B2 bombers are also a thing. They're stealth, can travel halfway round the world and carry nuclear weapons. Even with anti stealth radar techniques, they're still hard to detect if you don't know they'e coming
They launch from a static airfield and require super special ground crews/supply lines though. We can safely launch them from a US airfield but I'm not sure what safety means in an era of cheap drones and hypersonic weapons. Maybe it's a viable first strike, maybe it's only a first strike before airfields are unusable. Subs are totally hidden for 6-12 months at a time unless you detect them temporarily. A CVN's top speed is classified but carrier groups can probably move at a destroyer's pace. Those have a lot of flexibility so it's like the old ICBM/submarine nuke debate.