US Requires Space-Based Systems to Counter Chinese, Russian Hypersonic Missiles: Expert

US Requires Space-Based Systems to Counter Chinese, Russian Hypersonic Missiles: Expert
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy launches a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in the White Sea, on Nov. 29, 2021, in a still image from real-time camera footage released by AP. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The United States requires new space-based missile defense systems to counter the growing threat of hypersonic weapons, according to one expert.

“As it relates to hypersonic or nuclear and conventional intercontinental ballistic missile or nuclear missiles, the United States must have immediately a space-based missile defense system,” Brandon Weichert, a geopolitical analyst and author, told EpochTV’s “Forbidden News” program.

Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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