The weapon is harder to track and destroy than a ballistic missile, but some arms-control experts are cautioning against overreacting to China's test
The Long March-3B rocket China used to carry a communication satellite into orbit on August 24. China reportedly used one of its Long March rockets to launch the hypersonic glide vehicle used in the test. Photo: Jin Xi/VCG via Getty Images China secretly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, the Financial Times reported late Saturday.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby would not comment on the specifics of the FT report, but added: “We have made clear our concerns about the military capabilities China continues to pursue, capabilities that only increase tensions in the region and beyond. That is one reason why we hold China as our number-one pacing challenge.”
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