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Hypersonic Missile Factory Reshapes a New Mexico Community
Original: A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up https://www. wired.com/s
A Wired report examines a New Mexico community where a hypersonic missile manufacturing facility has arrived, transforming a place residents had long seen as somewhere to build a quiet life. The story explores how the defense industry's expansion into small towns brings jobs and investment alongside concerns about militarization, safety, and the loss of the community's character.
Why now: Growing national investment in hypersonic weapons is pushing defense plants into small towns, raising local tensions worth discussing.
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