The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) confirmed its fourth test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile allegedly fast enough to bypass U.S. defenses.
Hypersonic missiles aim to reach speeds above Mach 5 (3,840 mph), which would allow them to strike targets on short notice and be extremely difficult to shoot down.
During its recent test of the missile, the Chinese regime allegedly “performed maneuvers that demonstrated its ability to penetrate missile defense systems,” according to military equipment website army-technology.com.
It reported that Chinese military analysts “interpreted the trial as a response” to the United States’ holding freedom of navigation exercises near the Chinese regime’s man-made islands in the South China Sea.
The Chinese military’s new hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) has been dubbed the WU-14 by the Pentagon. The military has tested the missile three times in the past: in January, August, and December 2014.
