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BEIJING (Reuters) – China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, demonstrating a space capability that surprised U.S. intelligence services, the Financial Times reported, citing five anonymous sources.
The article published on Saturday evening indicates that the Chinese military launched a rocket carrying a hypersonic vehicle that flew into space in low orbit, circling the globe before heading towards a target it missed. about twenty kilometers.
“The test showed that China has made staggering progress in hypersonic weapons and is far more advanced than US officials thought,” the article read, quoting people briefed by the intelligence services.
China’s Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
The United States and Russia are also developing hypersonic missiles, and last month North Korea said it had tested firing a newly developed hypersonic missile.
(Bangalore report, French version Matthieu Protard)
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