The Disturbing Response to China’s Hypersonic Missile Test

The Disturbing Response to China’s Hypersonic Missile Test
Military vehicles carrying hypersonic DF-17 missiles travel past Tiananmen Square during a military parade in Beijing, China, on Oct. 1, 2019. Jason Lee/Reuters
Benjamin Weingarten
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Communist China’s apparent test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile is highly disturbing. But perhaps even more disturbing is what the episode has revealed about how unserious and ill-equipped the United States appears to be in the face of a regime that is relentlessly pursuing hegemony.
Benjamin Weingarten
Benjamin Weingarten
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Ben Weingarten is editor-at-large at RealClearInvestigations. He is a senior contributor to The Federalist, columnist at Newsweek, and a contributor to the New York Post and The Epoch Times, among other publications. Subscribe to his newsletter at Weingarten.Substack.com
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