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Accession Number:

AD1151403

Title:

China's New Superweapon Exploits U.S. Blind Spot

Author(s):

• Pry, Peter V.

Author Organization(s):

• Center for Security Policy

Report Date:

2021-10-20

Abstract:

China has shocked the U.S. intelligence community and the world by the surprise test of an awesome new superweapon in August. Demetri Sevastopulo and Katherine Hille broke the story in the Financial Times on Saturday, October 16, in a report confirmed by five defense officials. China used a Long March-2C Space Launch Vehicle (SLV) to send a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) into low-earth orbit, which circled the planet before descending from space to simulate an attack on a terrestrial target. It is the first time any nation has combined the technologies of a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) with a Hypersonic Warhead or HGV, inventing a revolutionary new space weapon.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

114

File Size:

0.32MB

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Grants:

Descriptors:

• hypersonic glide vehicles
• united states
• space-to-earth weapons
• nuclear warheads
• nuclear weapons
• orbits
• warning systems
• space systems
• vehicles
• weapons
• artificial satellites
• cold war
• earth orbits
• hypersonic missiles
• launch vehicles
• space weapons
• trajectories

Identifiers:

• FOBS(Fractional Orbital Bombardment System)
• hgv(Hypersonic Glide Vehicle)
• c-abm(Counter Anti-Ballistic Missile)
• BMEWS( Ballistic Missile Early Warning System)
• EPM(Electromagnetic pulse)

SubjectCategory:

• Aviation Technology

Communities of Interest:

• Space

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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