Exclusive: China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise https://t.co/oSRa0eA1QR pic.twitter.com/Roxvf98wvM
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 16, 2021
Warzone/The Drive: China Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: Report
Such a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning.
A report from Financial Times' Demetri Sevastopulo and Kathrin Hille states that China has tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle that goes into space and traverses the globe in an orbital-like fashion before making its run through the atmosphere toward its target. There would be huge implications if such a system were to be operationalized, and according to this story, which says it talked to five officials confirming the test, the U.S. government was caught totally off-guard by it.
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WNU Editor: The Pentagon does not even come close to having this capability. The U.S. is clearly losing this arms race.
So how did U.S. intelligence miss this?
The events that lead to the Afghan disaster (and after) must have sucked in a lot of intel resources to the detriment of every other US intelligence operation. As a result no one was looking at what China was doing.
I also believe that during the Trump Presidency many leaders in the US intelligence community were more focused on President Trump and undermining him instead of watching America's adversaries and enemies. Need I remind everyone about this .... Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say (NYPost).
Then there is this point by BDW (see tweet below). He believes that prioritizing cultural changes in the US intel community over skills and abilities contributed to this intelligence failure.
If you’re wondering why America’s intelligence community is utterly shocked by China’s development of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, here’s your answer.pic.twitter.com/FfV3LvJKfR
— BDW (@BryanDeanWright) October 16, 2021
14 comments:
America is eating itself. The CCP is taking over. Keep ducking 🙈
BFD. The Soviets deployed this system 50 years ago and then removed it when the US stopped deploying missile defenses.
WNU, you need to do better. You are either a sad propagandist or just plain ignorant. It's one or the other.
More threat inflation. Someone needs funding and a new house in a gated community in Northern Viriginia.
Yeah defense contractors!
SS-9/R-36-0. What's old is new again. Congratulations, China, you are just as stupid and good at wasting resources as every other military-industrial complex.
America welcomes you to the club.
Believers, writers and enablers are paid by China.
The Father and Son
Aren't all ICBMs hypersonic?
Not to worry. The CIA dropped the ball on China, but they ensured Trump was not reelected, and have put together plans to squash conservatives in the USA. No need to disband the CIA, they are fighting for the future of America--just not the future you might expect.
I'd like to say it's time to wake up, but I'm beginning to realize that the shit spittles in charge of our "national security" are so clueless, they might as well hope for the best, roll over, and go back to sleep.
If you think this is about waging nuclear war on the US, you're at least a decade early. This tech is not intended to destroy the US, but the US NAVY should it decide to go to war in the eastern Pacific using our carrier fleets. A couple of these missles, especially if nuke enabled, would end those aspirations real quick without starting an all-out nuke war.
These days it seems that US 'intelligence' is 'stunned' by just about anything that happens.
"A couple of these missiles, especially if nuke enabled, would end those aspirations real quick without starting an all-out nuke war"
The word "without" is wishful thinking.
a carrier group has over 6.000 mean and women. It is a floating city. China would vaporize basically a floating city and net expect escalation?
It would be 4 times the body count of Pearl Harbor. An American government would have the choice of falling or massive retaliation.
Pro Tip: Democrats do not like losing power.
The Russian R-36 is covered by START are being taken out of service over time. The Chinese are not signatory to any ICBM treaty. So it is not new tech, it is still concerning that the Obama-ized / Brennan-ized CIA does not know shit and cannot do shot except violate the spirit of the law and spy on Republican presidential candidates.
Defund the CIA. It won't hurt anything. They are not doing a legit job on the international stage. CIA is Democrat Party Step & Fetch.
defund everything. I blame god
time to stop having Chinese takeout on the weekend
Where do you think the Chinese stole the tech from? They design nothing themselves, they steal it first then proudly pronounce to the world what they made. First class thieves.
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