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China’s frightening test of new hypersonic weapon: ‘We have no idea how they did this’

By Thomas Lifson

The Financial Times has published a scoop that should frighten every American and which casts further doubt on the competence and capability of our military leadership. China has demonstrated an attack weapon well beyond our capabilities, defense against

which would be difficult if not impossible. 

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.

The test has raised new questions about why the US often underestimated China’s military modernisation.

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

The Financial Times has suspended its normal pay wall for this article, so I urge you to read the whole thing.

As readers of this website already know, the senior leadership of the United States military is obsessed with:

• Critical race theory, diving troops along racial lines and devastating morale.
• Transgenderism, squandering the defense budget on free (and very expensive) “gender reassignment” surgery for anyone who joins the military.
• Integrating “birthing people” into every military function, including flight suits for pregnant pilots.
• Vaccination mandates, which could drive out large numbers of skilled service members, not to mention irreplaceable scientists, critically weakening force effectiveness.