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The Hindu newspaper quoted a report released by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS) on the 22nd that although the United States, China and Russia have the most advanced hypersonic weapons program, Australia, France, Germany and Japan, including India, are also developing hypersonic weapon technology.
Screenshot of the Hindu report
The grotesque thing is that US politicians rarely talk about this, but only "spit on China".
The CRS report said Australia is working with the United States in the field of hypersonic weapons technology, while India is currently working with Russia to develop the BrahMos II hypersonic cruise missile with a maximum flight speed of Mach 7. "Although BrahMos II was originally planned to be deployed in 2017, it is reported that the project faces significant delays and is expected to achieve initial combat capability between 2025 and 2028," the report said. ”
"There are reports that India conducted technical tests of scramjet engines in June 2019 and September 2020 as part of India's Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) project, respectively," CRS said. The CRS reports that India has about 12 wind tunnels with hypersonic speeds of Mach 13.
In addition, the report hypes that "China tested a hypersonic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in August," saying the missile orbited the globe before flying toward its target, demonstrating China's advanced space capabilities, which caught U.S. intelligence services off guard. The Spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated at a regular press conference on the 21st that the previously reported test was a routine spacecraft test to verify the reusable technology of the spacecraft.
"Every time a new government comes to power, the first year of hyping up the 'China threat theory' is the most lively." Lu Xiang, a researcher at the Institute of American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the United States hopes to strengthen its nuclear deterrence capabilities, and all services are competing for budgets and expanding budgets. The question of China's nuclear deterrence would be raised high because there must be an imaginary enemy. Mr. Lu said there was no point in the United States trying to stop China's progress because China's defense and military modernization would certainly happen, and there was no need to worry about China launching an attack, because China has always pursued a policy of not using nuclear weapons first, but "the second nuclear strike capability will certainly become stronger and stronger."