China Develops Hypersonic Missiles, While US Intelligence Agencies Cultivate Political Correctness

Performers dressed as military dance in front of a screen showing rockets being launched during a mass gala marking the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, on June 28, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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I am sure it’s a totally unfounded rumor that the Central Intelligence Agency, the world’s most lavishly funded bastion of spooks, is about to shorten its name to “The Central Agency,” retiring the embarrassing and divisive word “intelligence.”