The news of China launching a rocket using a “Fractional Orbital Bombardment System” (FOBS) to propel a nuclear-capable “hypersonic glide vehicle” around the world has initiated an animated debate in US strategic circles.
After the Financial Times newspaper (FT) published its October 16 report on the launch, based on information acquired from US officials, many rushed to emphasise the supposed significance of the test.
China hawks called it a “very serious development” and warned of a new arms race. Top US general, Mark Milley, meanwhile, described the test as “very close” to a Sputnik moment, referring to the Soviet Union’s launch of a satellite in 1957 that signified their substantial lead in the so-called “space race” with the US that defined that era.
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