[Epoch Times October 21, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Luo Ya and Li Yun interviewed and reported) Recently, British media disclosed that the CCP tested a hypersonic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in August, triggering a high level of international society. focus on. High-level Americans also expressed concern about this matter. But the CCP denied the test. Expert analysis believes that the US hypersonic technology far surpasses the CCP, or it may cause the United States to give priority to the development of hypersonic weapons to counter the CCP in the space field.
When Biden was about to fly to Pennsylvania on October 20, Eastern Time, a reporter asked whether he was worried about the CCP’s hypersonic missiles? Biden replied “yes”.
White House spokesperson Shaqi also told the media on the “Air Force One” that the White House has expressed its worries about the Chinese Communist Party’s hypersonic missiles through “diplomatic channels.”
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin emphasized that the CCP’s military development and military system research and development will only increase regional tensions.
The commander of the US Strategic Command Charles A. Richard (Charles A. Richard) said that if China’s capabilities are combined with Russia’s nuclear capabilities, the United States will enter “unknown waters.”
In addition to the United States, Japan has also expressed its worries about the Chinese Communist Party’s hypersonic missiles.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno said on the 18th that the CCP is clearly accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons, and that the CCP has become a major security concern for regional countries and the international community. Japan will use computer networks to strengthen its missile defense capabilities such as detection, tracking, and interception to respond to CCP threats.
Hypersonic weapons can fly at speeds exceeding Mach 5, which is equivalent to traveling more than 60 miles per minute. At the same time, the weapon has extremely high accuracy and operability, and can be ready in a few minutes to strike any location in the world.
Expert: The CCP denies that it wants to conduct research and development silently
On October 16, the Financial Times quoted five anonymous sources as reporting that the CCP tested a hypersonic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in August, flew around the earth, and then cruised towards the intended target, but failed to hit the target. .
However, Beijing denied relevant reports, claiming that the CCP was testing a “spacecraft,” and demanded that the United States should not stare at the CCP’s hypersonic missiles.
Taiwan’s National Policy Research Foundation military expert Li Zhengxiu analyzed the Epoch Times that the mainland is far behind the United States in terms of traditional force, as well as the number and technology of nuclear weapons. The CCP knows that it cannot fight the United States with traditional force, so it must have the so-called asymmetrical combat power to be invincible. “The CCP’s hypersonic missiles are still in the initial testing stage. Of course it must deny it at this time.”
Epoch Times columnist and current affairs commentator Wang He also believes that hypersonic weapons will have a great impact on military strategy, but the current technological level of the CCP is far from that of the United States. “So the CCP hopes to do it silently instead of shouting on the table.”
He analyzed that if the CCP develops hypersonic missiles in reality, it will not only inspire the U.S. to monitor it more closely; the CCP will also face increasing international pressure because it undermines the balance of strategic stability and may provoke armaments. competition.
Wang He emphasized that the “Financial Times” disclosed that the CCP refused to admit that this was its consistent practice, but it was actually a manifestation of its guilty conscience.
Expert: CCP tried to deter the United States with hypersonic missiles
According to Li Zhengxiu, the speed of hypersonic missiles exceeds Mach 5, which is enough to pass through the interception of anti-missile systems of all countries, including the United States. “Beijing is tantamount to using a more clever means to develop more sophisticated technology to counter the United States‘ traditional missiles and anti-missile systems.”
“This will have a deterrent effect on the United States, because the missile is fast, and it is difficult to detect when it flies and where it landed. This is also the reason why the United States or Western countries are shocked.” He said.
Su Ziyun, Director of Military Strategy and Industry of the Taiwan National Defense Security Research Institute, believes that because the US missile defense system has been greatly enhanced compared with that of the Cold War, traditional ballistic missiles are easily intercepted by the United States, so the CCP must develop hypersonic missiles to deter the United States. .
Wang He believes that the United States has developed very fast in hypersonic weapons, and its technological level has surpassed that of China and Russia. Many of the technologies of China and Russia are copycats, and some key core components, including wafers, are dependent on imports.
He believes, “Although the CCP has made some progress in supersonic weapons, it absolutely does not have the technological superiority of the United States. It is more of a psychological tactic and a kind of technology to brag about. The gap between it and the US military technology is quite huge. .”
Confronting the CCP, the United States will give priority to the development of hypersonic weapons
A number of military experts and commentators told The Epoch Times that the United States has long been researching this area of technology. Su Ziyun said, “Actually, hypersonic missiles had similar designs during the Cold War between the United States and Russia, but they did not use them at the time. “
Li Zhengxiu said that during the Reagan era, the United States and the Soviet Union faced off. The United States hoped to use satellites to launch lasers to destroy nuclear bombs on the ground and nuclear bombs in flight. Later, the Soviet Union slowly reconciled with the United States, and the United States abandoned this plan. “If the United States really discovers that mainland China now possesses such strength, it is likely to stimulate the United States to restart space armaments to counter the threat of the CCP.”
Wang He emphasized that because hypersonic weapons can be equipped with nuclear warheads and conventional warheads, the United States strictly distinguishes this, but the CCP does not distinguish between rogues, and its missiles are both nuclear and conventional. “This will result in that as long as the CCP launches a hypersonic missile, the United States will treat it as a nuclear warhead for a nuclear counterattack.”
“Because it cannot be judged whether the missile it launches has a nuclear warhead, it may cause misjudgment and lead to a nuclear war.” He said. “Now the United States has been exerting pressure on the CCP, asking it to negotiate nuclear weapons, and requiring it to be transparent in its military. This pressure on the CCP is enormous.”
Li Zhengxiu believes that if the mainland really has a high-speed aircraft flying around the earth in a low orbit to realize its determination as a global hegemon, the conflict between countries and it will deepen. Western countries will first hope that the CCP will stop such development. “If it is unwilling, the United States and Western countries will of course work together to restart plans such as the new Cold War and achieve a military balance with the mainland.”
Earlier, The Epoch Times reported that the Trump administration began to continue to increase military expenditures and expand military preparations in response to the threat of the CCP. In October last year, the US military announced a concept map of a new long-range hypersonic weapon.
At that time, U.S. military expert Kris Osborn wrote that hypersonic drones can reach the other side of the earth to monitor enemy forces and send information back in real time within a few minutes.
In February of this year, Mike White, director of the Office of Hypersonics of the U.S. Department of Defense, stated at the “Space War Symposium” that in response to the CCP’s threat, the United States has made the development of hypersonic weapons a top priority.
U.S. Disarmament Ambassador Robert Wood said on October 18 that the CCP’s test-fire of hypersonic missiles has made the United States “very concerned”. Russia also has hypersonic technology. The United States originally wanted to avoid developing hypersonic military power. Now, it has no choice but to do so. follow up.
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