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Pentagon shocked as China shows off 21,000mph hypersonic missile that can't be shot down

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China has denied it is secretly testing nuclear-capable hypersonic missile after leaked intelligence reports claimed it had built a new weapon to overpower the USA's defences.Beijing reportedly tested a 21,000 mph carrier rocket capable of dropping nukes from space in secret back in August.

Five anonymous intelligence sources told the FT that the test had seen the hypersonic rocket fly into space, circle the globe at low orbit and smash into the ground 24 miles from its target.

The news sparked rumours of a new nuclear arms race which could see conventional early warning radars and defence systems completely overwhelmed by hypersonic weapons.

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