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    China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile

    https://www.ft.com/content/ba0a3cde-...b-a486e1f843fb

    Launch in August of nuclear-capable rocket that circled the globe took US intelligence by surprise

    China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise.

    Five people familiar with the test said the Chinese military launched a rocket that carried a hypersonic glide vehicle which flew through low-orbit space before cruising down towards its target.

    The missile missed its target by about two-dozen miles, according to three people briefed on the intelligence. But two said the test showed that China had made astounding progress on hypersonic weapons and was far more advanced than US officials realised.

    “We have no idea how they did this,” said a fourth person.

    Taylor Fravel, an expert on Chinese nuclear weapons policy who was unaware of the test, said a hypersonic glide vehicle armed with a nuclear warhead could help China “negate” US missile defence systems which are designed to destroy incoming ballistic missiles.

    Two of the people familiar with the Chinese test said the weapon could, in theory, fly over the South Pole. That would pose a big challenge for the US military because its missiles defence systems are focused on the northern polar route.

    One Asian national security official said the Chinese military conducted the test in August. China generally announces the launch of Long March rockets — the type used to launch the hypersonic glide vehicle into orbit — but it conspicuously concealed the August launch.


    Meanhwile, U.S. military leadership lead by a the ever so capable Commander-In-Chief Slo Joe Bidenw are prioritizing Critical Race Theory and targeting our recruitment at anxiety-ridden culture warriors and discharging unvaccinated members of the U.S. Military. We have the Chi-Coms right where we want them.
    Last edited by 1972Shocker; October 16, 2021, 08:15 PM.
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