U.S. vs. China: The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles | WSJ



The U.S. and China are developing hypersonic missiles, hard-to-detect weapons that can reach at least five times the speed of sound. WSJ compares the missiles’ design differences as the race to test and deploy them changes the global balance of military power. Photo illustration: Sharon Shi

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36 thoughts on “U.S. vs. China: The Race to Build Hypersonic Missiles | WSJ”

  1. what race? no race.. China is already standing at the podium and receiving their gold medal and having their national anthem played.. america still at the starting line waiting for the gun to pop so they can start running 🤣🤣🤣 it's a 6 years lead the Chinese had over the americans.. 6 years

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  2. A show a saw recently, " Modern Marvels " taped in 2007 showed the X16 plane powered with a hypersonic rocket engine in 1962(?)that flew 5 times the speed of sound. My theory would be that, the U.S being miles ahead of any country, at that time, would be more than capable of producing such a missile. I would never, if i were China or Russia ever underestimate the
    U.S . That would be a mistake. 0_o

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  3. DF-17 is likely used in upcoming Taiwan or South Sea war, targeting US aircraft carries. It is launched inside of China and guided by radars near US fleet. US should be able to knock off its satellites in the first few second of the war.

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  4. The U.S. Military 'Failed Miserably' in a Fake Battle Over Taiwan 22 times.

    Center for a New American Security (CNAS) ran war games simulating a direct U.S. hot war with China.

    CNAS is funded by the Pentagon and by military-industrial complex corporations Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin, as well as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, which as Antiwar’s Dave DeCamp notes is the de facto Taiwanese embassy in the U.S. The Pentagon has been fighting wars the same way for decades. What happens if someone is taking notes? U.S. forces did not accomplish their goals in a series of recent wargames.

    The flunked exercises, which took place last October, are a red flag that the way the military has operated for years isn't going to fly against today's enemies. Specifically, a simulated adversary that has studied the American way of war for decades managed to run rings around U.S. forces, defeating them decisively. "They knew exactly what we're going to do before we did it," Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed at an industry event. While Hyten did not disclose the name of the wargame (it's classifed), he did say that one of the exercises focused exclusively on a brawl between U.S. and Chinese forces fighting over Taiwan—a scenario that seems increasingly likely. This is a war that only China will win!

    The U.S. Military 'Failed Miserably' in a Fake Battle Over Taiwan 22 times.

    Center for a New American Security (CNAS) ran war games simulating a direct U.S. hot war with China.

    CNAS is funded by the Pentagon and by military-industrial complex corporations Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin, as well as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, which as Antiwar’s Dave DeCamp notes is the de facto Taiwanese embassy in the U.S. The Pentagon has been fighting wars the same way for decades. What happens if someone is taking notes? U.S. forces did not accomplish their goals in a series of recent wargames.

    The flunked exercises, which took place last October, are a red flag that the way the military has operated for years isn't going to fly against today's enemies. Specifically, a simulated adversary that has studied the American way of war for decades managed to run rings around U.S. forces, defeating them decisively. "They knew exactly what we're going to do before we did it," Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, revealed at an industry event. While Hyten did not disclose the name of the wargame (it's classifed), he did say that one of the exercises focused exclusively on a brawl between U.S. and Chinese forces fighting over Taiwan—a scenario that seems increasingly likely. This is a war that only China will win!

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  5. "looking for a way to strike targets around the world" well that just shows how US is worse than China,
    china building uts missile to defend its land from neighbours meanwhile US built its own missile to attack others away from the mainland US big difference.

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