The alleged test of a hypersonic Chinese missile in July has raised concerns in the United States about how Washington lags behind Beijing in the field of hypersonic weapons capabilities.
According to a report by a foreign news agency, US military and intelligence officials are shocked by the test of China’s alleged hypersonic missile, which was five times faster than the speed of light in July.
Experts at the Pentagon’s state-of-the-art research agency DARPA are trying to figure out how China succeeded in mastering the technology.
A spokesman for the National Security Council told a foreign news agency that the development was for us and for all those who want peace and stability in the region and beyond. Strengthens those which the People’s Republic of China continues to pursue.
Other US military officials are also concerned about China’s capabilities in the field of hypersonic weapons. US officials estimate that China is even more advanced than Russia and the United States in this field.
However, the Chinese embassy denied reports of an alleged missile test, saying it was not aware of it.
“We have no interest in an arms race with other countries,” Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the embassy, told a foreign news agency. Making excuses
US officials have repeatedly expressed concern that China could deviate from its minimum deterrence position, which has been in place for decades. Recently, Washington announced that it would quadruple its nuclear warheads to 1,000 in the coming decade. Intends to deliver weapons.
