China fires hypersonic missile to circle planet in low orbit in terrifying display of its weaponry
Posted: 18th October 2021
Daily Mail: China fires hypersonic missile to circle planet in low orbit in terrifying display of its weaponry.
Denied by China!
China did not test hypersonic nuclear missile, foreign ministry says
- China tested a space vehicle for possible reuse, not a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile as reported by the Financial Times, ministry says
- Analysts blame speculation over the ‘China threat’ on a lack of transparency, while playing down chances Beijing will launch nuclear weapons into space
China has denied reports that it recently tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, saying it was only carrying out routine test flights in a bid to recycle spacecraft to reduce exploration costs.
“This was a routine test of a space vehicle to verify the technology of their reusability,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular briefing in Beijing on Monday.
The launched object “was not a missile” with a military purpose, but “a space vehicle” for civilian aims, he emphasised.
19.10.21
US ‘very concerned’ despite China denials over hypersonic missile
Disarmament ambassador casts doubt on ability to defend against technology after reports of test
“We are very concerned by what China has been doing on the hypersonic front,” Robert Wood told reporters in Geneva.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/18/china-denies-ft-report-hypersonic-missile