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China | Glide and seek


CHINA’S TEST OF A HYPERSONIC MISSILE WORRIES AMERICA


IT IS THE LATEST FRONT IN AN EMERGING NUCLEAR ARMS RACE


Oct 23rd 2021
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IN LATE JULY a Chinese Long March rocket streaked into space, much like the
dozens that took off last year. But having begun to orbit the Earth, this
rocket’s payload then lurched downwards, glided through the upper atmosphere and
finally crashed to the ground. American officials were stunned, says the
Financial Times, which recently broke news that this had been a test of a
nuclear-capable hypersonic glider (China denies it). China conducted another
such experiment a couple of weeks later, says the newspaper.



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