In connection with China's reported launch of a "hypersonic missile," which flies about five times faster than the speed of sound and is said to be more difficult to intercept, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin said. It only raises tensions in the region. "
In August, the British economic newspaper Financial Times conducted an experiment in which China launched a "hypersonic missile" capable of carrying a nuclear warhead into outer space, and the missile orbited the earth and then targeted on the ground. I told him that he had skated towards.
US Secretary of Defense Austin told reporters in Georgia on the 18th, while avoiding specific mention of the press, "China's development of state-of-the-art military power and systems will only increase tensions in the region. We will look carefully, "he said, adding that he would keep an eye on China's state-of-the-art weapons development.
Also, according to Reuters, U.S. Ambassador to Disarmament Wood told reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, "We are concerned about ultrasonic technology and have refrained from pursuing military use of this technology, but China. Russia is actively pursuing disarmament and must respond, "he said.
Hypersonic missiles fly at about five times the speed of sound and can fly while changing their orbits, so interception is said to be more difficult, and the U.S. government is wary of improving technological capabilities in China and other countries. The feeling is spreading.