‘We Just Don’t Know’ How to Defend Against Possible Chinese Hypersonic Missile: US Ambassador

‘We Just Don’t Know’ How to Defend Against Possible Chinese Hypersonic Missile: US Ambassador
The newly developed hypersonic missile Hwasong-8 is test-fired by the Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK in Toyang-ri, Ryongrim County of Jagang Province, North Korea, in this undated photo by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency released on Sept.29, 2021. KCNA via REUTERS
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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A new investigative report by the Financial Times asserted that China launched a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, which circled the earth in a low orbit before cruising toward and narrowly missing a test target. The Chinese regime has officially denied the report’s findings, saying that the object in question was a spaceship.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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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