This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our understanding. The Chinese have celebrated after testing a new space capability with a hypersonic missile, which caught US officials by surprise In August 2015, China launched a nuclear-capable missile that is able to orbit the globe on air before descending to Earth towards its target.
The long-range glide vehicle was carried by a Hypersonic rocket. A report featured in the Financial Times cited multiple sources saying that despite missing its target by more than 20 miles 32 kilometres, it has still caught the attention of the US. The developments in the USA intelligence community surprised the technology community by surprise. It cited that sources have said that it shows astounding progress by China on the development of its hypersonic weapons One person familiar with the test expressed disbelief over the incident saying: We have no idea how they did this. Beijing has mocked China by saying that the secret test of the missile is a new blow to China's mentality of strategic superiority over China The snub came in an op-ed in Beijing's state media outlet Global Times, which also referred to the test as being a key new member in China's nuclear deterrence system it said: If the FT report is to be believed, it means that there is a key new member in China's nuclear deterrence Why Russia would win Cold War with USA in 2021 due to the China's policy of compromising Afghanistan, a prime minister says. Can also deliver nuclear weapons and fly more than five times the speed of sound? In contrast to hypersonic missiles that fly into space before returning at low altitudes, ballistic weapons fly towards targets at steep trajectories. The system developed by China is a contrast to anti-ballistic missile defence systems developed in Alaska, which can shoot down projectiles which are coming over the North Pole. The Chinese system, in contrast, would be able to strike China from the South. Apart from China, other countries are also working on similar technologies.