China denies testing nuclear-capable hypersonic missile

China has denied studies that it examined a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile earlier this 12 months, insisting as a substitute that it was a routine spacecraft verify. The preliminary report within the Monetary Occasions newspaper prompted concern in Washington, the place US intelligence was reportedly caught without warning. Hypersonic missiles are a lot quicker and extra agile than regular ones, that means they’re harder to intercept. It comes as concern grows round China's nuclear capabilities. On Monday, international ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian informed a media briefing routine check had been carried out in July to confirm various kinds of reusable spacecraft know-how. "This…