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Related: About this forumUS Hypes China’s Hypervelocity Missiles, Still Far from Real Battle
http://watchingamerica.com/News/230588/us-hypes-chinas-hypervelocity-missiles-still-far-from-real-battle/US Hypes Chinas Hypervelocity Missiles, Still Far from Real Battle
Sina, China
By Ma Dingsheng
Translated By Mollie Gossage
17 January 2014
Edited by Elizabeth Schwartz
The U.S. media revealed on Jan. 9th that for the first time, the Peoples Republic of China's armed forces had tested their superweapon's (ability) to break through the U.S. defense system, a missile that can travel at 10 times the speed of sound. American forces confirmed the news and again requested transparency from the Chinese forces, to avoid misjudgment. The press in Hong Kong went along with the crowd, enthusiastically promoting Chinas ability to effectively safeguard national interests, finally having attained global high-speed attack weaponry. Its not that they are ignorant; they have a hidden agenda. What is so strange or new about a missile traveling at 10 times the speed of sound? Chinas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) easily travels at more than 20 times the speed of sound as everyone knows worldwide, America, Russia, France, Australia, Germany, England, India and others all are developing hypersonic air crafts. Among these, Russia, the American anti-missile systems number-one adversary, is expected to be able to break through the U.S. missile defense system. Even this does not necessarily keep the Pentagon sleeping with one eye open.
Prompted by an earlier report that China was conducting hypervelocity missile experiments within its borders, the Ministry of National Defense News Bureau answered reporters questions; China stated that these trials are not directed at any country or for any particular objective. The West believes Beijing is conducting hypervelocity missile tests tacitly. But within Chinas borders, the flight of supersonic aircraft is limited and cannot even reach the stage of testing for actual combat. So-called Japanese netizens outcry over looming catastrophe and such kinds of hype are simply part of the Western medias habitual boy who cried wolf propaganda battle. One Beijing military expert responded by pointing out that the U.S. military has tested Mach 20 supersonic weaponry, in fact mocking the Pentagons failed attempts.
Some U.S. officials said that Chinas goal in hypersonic weapons trials is to test out whether or not they can break the U.S. missile defense network. This is in direct disagreement with P.L.A. claims that these tests are not targeted at any state. Military and diplomatic war is fought in just this way. Both nations Internet users can get their fill by venting anger in a bout of curses, which should more than fulfill their cravings of pride. Both nations, as nuclear powers, are unlikely to battle; military expenditures would need some justification.
On (Jan.) 14, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman J. Randy Forbes and Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers jointly expressed concern over Chinas hypersonic missile tests, stating that repeated cuts to defense spending have caused devastating setbacks to American military superiority, while China and other adversaries come ever closer to matching American military strength, or even appear to be leaping ahead of us. This is not only targeted at China; the greater fear is that the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces have risen from the ashes. Russian-developed hypersonic experimental aircraft (Mach 6 to Mach 14) has already gone through a great number of ground and wind tunnel tests.
unhappycamper comment: Buck McKeon, J. Randy Forbes and Mike Rogers want you to believe that the SKY IS FALLING!!1!
Since we've spent about one trillion ($1,000,000,000,000) a year on 'defense' for the last decade they are incapable of understanding that 57% of all resources are not enough.
Enough.
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