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October 27, 2021

Milley warns of ‘Sputnik moment’ for China

Research Analyst Samuel Hickey spoke to Overnight Defense & National Security about China’s recent test of a hypersonic weapons system.

Samuel Hickey, a research analyst for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says the test shows that the U.S. and China need to communicate with each other on strategic defense.

“All it really does is say that the United States and China really need to sit down and have a conversation about their nuclear weapons, about what their plans are, what their intentions are, and how they view each other’s strategic deterrence,” Hickey said. Read more

Posted in: Center in the News, China, Press Room, United States

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