Ummmm... About that... From The Drive:
U.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)
Details are still limited, but the Pentagon has confirmed that a U.S. military test today of a long-range hypersonic weapon from Alaska has failed. There are reports that the system being tested was the missile design that will be used in the U.S. Army's Dark Eagle and the U.S. Navy's Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike weapon systems. But it is uncertain that is the case considering where this test took place, and an entirely separate booster stack or even different hypersonic payload may have been used. This all follows an earlier official statement about three successful tests yesterday related to the development of that common Army-Navy weapon.
A bunch more at the site. So, essentially, the Chinese were able to orbit the earth several times and come close to hitting their target and ours blew up just after launch. Not a good optic there - especially these days when everyone suspects that our military is dysfunctional. This would be a great time for China to launch an EMP attack against the Eastern Seabord. Now if they could just wait until the combined Congress is in session.
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