Hyperschall-Flugkörper

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Der Testschuss eines möglicherweise nuklearwaffenfähigen Hyperschallflugkörpers durch China hat in den letzten Tagen für etwas Wirbel gesorgt. Aus Washington kam Kritik, Peking beharrt darauf, dass es "ein Raumschiff" gewesen sei (vermutlich ein diplomatischer Zungenschlag, denn wenn es ein DF-ZF war, so erreicht dieser Flugkörper allem Anschein nach die Kármán-Linie durchaus und kann somit zwar richtigerweise als Raumschiff bezeichnet werden - dennoch kann der Flugkörper natürlich einen Gefechtskopf aufnehmen).

China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft

Beijing (CNN) - China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying on Monday that the test was instead a "routine spacecraft experiment."

The Financial Times reported Sunday that "China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise." The report cited unnamed sources "briefed on the intelligence." When asked about the report at a regular press briefing Monday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the August test was "a spacecraft, not a missile." [...] He said that "what separated from the spacecraft before returning was the supporting equipment of the spacecraft, which was burned and disintegrated in the process of falling into the atmosphere and landed on the high seas." [...]

The US is engaged in a race with China and Russia to develop hypersonic weapons at a time of increased global tensions.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/18/china...index.html

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