The Pentagon has been at pains to avoid direct confirmation of the Chinese test this summer, first reported by the Financial Times, even as President Joe Biden and other officials have expressed general concerns about Chinese hypersonic weapons development. “What we saw was a very significant event of a test of a hypersonic weapon system. Nuclear arms experts say China’s weapons test appeared to be designed to evade U.S. defenses in two ways. China’s foreign ministry denied a weapons test. The United States and Russia have both tested hypersonic weapons.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 28, 2021 05:50 UTC