‘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
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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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