Losing Tech War To China? After Hypersonic Missiles

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The United States is lagging behind China in the research and development of hypersonic weapons technology

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Top American military officers and defense industry leaders have already raised the alarm about China’s rapid progress in the hypersonic domain.

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In July last year, China conducted a hypersonic weapon test, propelling a missile around the world at Mach 5 speed or five times the speed of sound.

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Later, Raytheon’s Chief Executive Officer claimed that Washington is years behind Beijing in its development of hypersonic weapons.

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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, has chastised the US government for its delayed 5G rollout, claiming that the government’s “dithering” has left America “well behind” China.

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