The commander of the US Strategic Command (Stratcom) appeared to admit in Congressional testimony on Tuesday that the US can’t stop “unstoppable” hypersonic missiles alluded to by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent speech.
Military.com quoted Air Force General John Hyten as telling the Senate Armed Services Committee that the US isn’t fully prepared to counter the challenge posed by hypersonics being developed by Russia and China. But it is ready “for all threats,” he told legislators. Hyten is responsible for the global command and control of all US strategic forces.
Hyten also seemed to equivocate when asked by a senator what kind of defense the US has against hypersonic missiles.
“We have a very difficult – well, our defense is our deterrent capability. We don’t have any defense that could deny the employment of such a weapon against us, so our response would be our deterrent force, which would be the triad and the nuclear capabilities that we have to respond to such a threat,” Hyten reportedly replied. The “triad” refers to US’s force of land, sea and air-based nuclear weapons.
Putin said in a speech before Russia’s parliament last month that Moscow has developed “invincible” new nuclear weapons, including hypersonic missiles, that can penetrate US defenses. China is also known to be developing similar weapons – including a hypersonic glide vehicle that can reputedly fly 1,400 kilometers to its target.
There is a way forward in all of this but the West won`t take it. The Chinese new silk road is the way out of all of this mess of war preparations, and a way for peace to break out. Of course the MIC might be out of business if the US and Europe were to decide to follow the excellent example China is presenting to the world. But the US and Europe are much like the Vikings of yore. invade, smash grab and loot. The new silk road idea is much like putting pearls before swine when it comes to Europeans and the US.
Hey stupid, Xi Jinping’s BRI strategy is aimed at creating an alternative to western commerce. Initiated in 2013 it envisions replacing the dollar with the Yuan as the world’s reserve currency. In order to do this, it restricts trade settlements to Yuans, gold or the local currency of the tradijng partner. Why don’t you learn about your subjects before opening your mouth and revealing your shallow feeling based logic.
Art Laramee
The dollars time is past. the Western economies are so bogged down in unpayable debt that they simply can`t compete with China. And China would welcome the US and Europe into the BRI but the Western World is so intimidated by the US that it won`t join until they see the writing on the wall and see that the economic future of the world is with China and Asia. Raw capitalism ( Western Capitalism) has shot it`s bolt and is finished. Money talks, the US has none and China has train loads of it.
"The US isn’t fully prepared to counter the challenge posed by hypersonics being developed by Russia and China. But it is ready for all threats". How is that ??? Probably "ready to be destroyed". Sorry, but US have already lost the "armaments race". It’s easy to say you are ready to use "the Triad", but that means destroying mankind. Before you get here, you have to discourage the enemy, showing that you have just as good weapons, if not better than his.
Each weapon is double edged.There are technical and intelligent possibilities to eliminate such a weapon.Entering this stage of defense against such attacks is the highest thought shelf that has never been on earth before. Only to pass it on. It’s a bit of fantasy that was thought to be Reagan, but it is possible to achieve it.
Such an ignorant and ill formed comment about the vikings.
Most Nation are member of the UN, The Un have a STATUE with words from the book of Isaiah 2:2-4. Nice hearth cooling words just after the HORROS of WWII. But the nation continue to beat their plowshares and rake into weapon. Santifying war, sitting at the same table speaking lies to each other. Joel 3:10, Daniel 11:27. But Jehovah God will not allow the to destroy His creation, because He created it for a purpose Isaiah 45:18. Jehovah will put a end of these wicked Government, Revelation 11:18, 16:16.
And why do you think my side of the world is obligated to use the dollar?
Um do people not read? Or is it that particular area of the worlds education level. The hypersonic weapons are also nuclear, or as you said destroyers of mankind. Which china and russia are far behind on missle defense systems. Doesnt matter how fast a nuke goes if you cant stop it. Its still end game. And until someone actually sees one of these hypersonic missles fly. It is just a pipe dream. That you can load with the rest of your BS in your opium bowl.
Thomas Daniel Kuhn don’t get too much on china.the world will regret it for ever
China China .Can you talk about the NEW super power RUSSIA please ?
From my point of view, the American public won the war for the Vet-Con. Any country whose don’t back-up their goverment war effort, end up loosing the war.
you must have read that their detterent is their response even russia is not sure on how to stop americas reponse.. considering americas bases and its nuclear allies uk and france are just in their door step…
Fj Digioia, Arnulfo Manuel. This is not a children’s game. If you pressed the red button, you need to be aware that it is over, no matter how many deterrents you have.
while US Prez begging in Saudi Riyals boosting to sell toys…
What stops the hypersonics from getting to the triad bases?
Art Laramee The world has to stop feeding America while under threat .
Lloyd Boatswain
I can’t wait to see this being done
Samuel Sengo secret bases.
It is fully resposible to choose the wrong leader. A super power leader should have superb knowledge leading the country but how much he is capable all could guess it. For four years but nothing is without observing failure. In the time what is of the country no one say but Allah.
Putin made a speach on 1 March 2018 and this is not last month but still this month. The General does not seem but ACTUALLY he confirms that USA has no capacity to stop hypersonics. Russia is facing all these sanctions from the West because they are annoyed that Russia has become militarily the most powerful country in the world and the West is not happy with this.
Title of the article is obnoxious. It is not putin’s missile. This kind of writing must be stopped