China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile, report says


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Washington – China has tested a new space capability with a hypersonic missile, the UKTN reported on Saturday. The report, citing several sources close to the test, said Beijing launched a nuclear-capable missile in August that circled the Earth in low orbit before descending towards its target, which three sources said they missed by more than 32 kilometers. UKTN sources said the hypersonic glide vehicle was carried by a Long March rocket, the launches of which it usually announces, although the August test was kept under wraps. The report adds that China’s progress on hypersonic weapons “took US intelligence by...