[Mr. Robot]

https://www.ft.com/content/ba0a3cde-719b...86e1f843fb

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise.

Five people familiar with the test said the Chinese military launched a rocket that carried a hypersonic glide vehicle which flew through low-orbit space before cruising down towards its target.

The missile missed its target by about two-dozen miles, according to three people briefed on the intelligence. But two said the test showed that China had made astounding progress on hypersonic weapons and was far more advanced than US officials realised.

The test has raised new questions about why the US often underestimated China’s military modernisation.

“We have no idea how they did this,” said a fourth person.

The US, Russia and China are all developing hypersonic weapons, including glide vehicles that are launched into space on a rocket but orbit the earth under their own momentum. They fly at five times the speed of sound, slower than a ballistic missile. But they do not follow the fixed parabolic trajectory of a ballistic missile and are manoeuvrable, making them harder to track.

[device]

So basically China is working on controllable nuclear missiles launched in orbit?

[Mr. Robot]

So basically China is working on controllable nuclear missiles launched in orbit?

Yup, launch it into orbit and have it fly around the earth at high speeds so no country can stop it - then deploy a bunch of nukes from space.

[Silkroad]

Yup, launch it into orbit and have it fly around the earth at high speeds so no country can stop it - then deploy a bunch of nukes from space.

That's pretty damn impressive yet so scary.

I can't imagine how wars will go down in the future.

[anticheatricho]

wowzer! chinese are so smart

[Lindros]

Not really surprising. China will go to great lengths to expand their own power.

[Blazin]

China is just smart. They dedicate there life's to what they do.

Everyone knows Chinese hackers are the best too. Team Pangu jailbroke a iphone 13.

America & the rest of the world needs to catch up.

"Team Pangu managed to remote jailbreak the iPhone 13 Pro at the ongoing Tianfu Cup. They are currently ranked number 1 and will be eligible to receive $300,000 as a reward."

[HOMODIN]

Impressive but at the same time, not cool...if things would be a bit more "normal" in China then no one would care but well...at least it's not north korea doing this now...

[device]

Yup, launch it into orbit and have it fly around the earth at high speeds so no country can stop it - then deploy a bunch of nukes from space.

I wonder how long the governments are going to manage refraining themselves from playing with their explosive toys.

[Sigma]

That is pretty freaky. Makes me wonder why they would even need to develop something like that.

[Maxorg]

China is always up to some slick shit. There's much more that we don't know about.