China’s hypersonic missile test ‘close to Sputnik moment’, says US general

Gen Mark Milley says reports about breakthrough missile have all our attention', and says US working on same weapons

China recently conducted a very concerning" test of a hypersonic weapon system as part of its aggressive advance in space and military technologies, America's top military officer has confirmed.

Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was the first Pentagon official to confirm the nature of a test this year by the Chinese military that was reported as a nuclear-capable hypersonic weapon that was launched into space and orbited the Earth before re-entering the atmosphere and gliding toward its target in China.