China’s Weapon Test Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment,’ U.S. General Says
The New York Times
Gen. Mark A. Milley said the Chinese test of a hypersonic missile “has all of our attention.”
WASHINGTON — A Chinese test of a hypersonic missile designed to evade American nuclear defenses was “very close” to a “Sputnik moment” for the United States, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday in the first official confirmation of how Beijing’s demonstration of its weapon capabilities had taken American officials by surprise.
The test, which could revive fears of a Cold War-era arms race, comes as Beijing is spending heavily to modernize its military and may be seeking to expand its nuclear arsenal.
Two separate tests, reported earlier by the Financial Times, took place this summer, conducted in a fashion that Chinese officials knew would be highly visible to American satellites. But the United States said nothing about them, and officials remained silent until General Milley spoke on Wednesday, talking about the test on a Bloomberg Television interview show hosted by David Rubenstein, the billionaire and philanthropist.
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