China's hypersonic missile test resembles Russia's Sputnik Moment: US

Washington, Ta. 3

China's secret test of the hypersonic missile is reminiscent of Russia's Sputnik launch, a senior US military official said. After the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite in 1914, the Cold War between the US and Russia escalated and tensions between the two countries escalated.

China secretly tested a powerful hypersonic missile two months ago, according to a report in the British newspaper Financial Times. The report claims that US intelligence agencies have been stunned by China's hypersonic missile capabilities.

Mark Millie, president of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the U.S. military, said China's secret test of the hypersonic missile was reminiscent of Russia's Sputnik satellite launch. In 19th, Russia launched the Sputnik satellite. Tensions between the United States and Russia have risen sharply, and with the escalation of the Cold War, arms race between the two countries has intensified. The United States was worried that Russia would become more powerful in technology than the launch of the Sputnik satellite. Then the then President of the United States John F. Kennedy announced that America would send astronauts to the moon.

Mark Millie said China's testing of the hypersonic weapons system is worrying. This test is a very important event. The United States has for the first time made a public statement on China's test of a hypersonic missile. Earlier, the US Department of Defense also refused to confirm the test. However, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said: "Hypersonic is not a technology we don't know about. America is also working on its own hypersonic technique. Any major breakthrough in China's military capabilities will hurt efforts to reduce tensions in the region and the global arms race will resume.