Exclusive: No. 2 in U.S. military reveals new details about China’s hypersonic weapons test

November 17, 2021

CBS News:

In an exclusive interview with CBS News, General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the No. 2 person in the U.S. military, revealed new details of last summer’s Chinese hypersonic weapons test, which sent a missile around the world at more than five times the speed of sound.  

“They launched a long-range missile,” Hyten told CBS News.  “It went around the world, dropped off a hypersonic glide vehicle that glided all the way back to China, that impacted a target in China.”  Asked if it hit the target, Hyten replied, “Close enough…”

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