Beware of the Dragon!

[Jroc]

Consider the fact that China could barley get a missile off the ground, before Bill Clinton sold us out

China Conducts First Test of New Ultra-High Speed Missile Vehicle

China’s military last week conducted the first flight test of a new ultra-high speed missile vehicle aimed at delivering warheads through U.S. missile defenses, Pentagon officials said.

The test of the new hypersonic glide vehicle was carried out Jan. 9 and the experimental weapon is being dubbed the WU-14 by the Pentagon, said officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The hypersonic vehicle represents a major step forward in China’s secretive strategic nuclear and conventional military and missile programs.

The new hypersonic vehicle was detected traveling at extremely high speeds during the flight test over China, said officials who discussed some details of the test.

The hypersonic craft appears designed to be launched atop one of China’s intercontinental ballistic missiles, and then glides and maneuvers at speeds of up to 10 times the speed of sound from near space en route to its target, the officials said.

A Pentagon spokesman confirmed the test but declined to provide details.

China Conducts First Test of New Ultra-High Speed Missile Vehicle | Washington Free Beacon

 

[Jroc]

Clinton and Chinese Missiles
Tuesday, January 14, 2003

newly released document from the U.S. State Department reveals that the most
successful Chinese espionage operation in recent history occurred during the
Clinton administration.

The document accuses Hughes Space and Communications Company of violating U.S.
national security 123 times by knowingly sending detailed missile and space
technology directly to the Chinese army.

According to the State Department, the most serious violations occurred when
Hughes gave the Chinese army information that supported its analyses of the
investigation of the January 1995 failure of the launch of a China Long March 2E
(LM-2E) rocket carrying the Hughes-manufactured ASTAR II commercial
communications satellite.

On Jan. 26, 1995, approximately 52 seconds into flight, a Chinese LM-2E carrying
the Hughes APSTAR II communications satellite failed. This was the LM-2E's
second failure. The first failure of the LM-2E in December 1992 involved an
attempted launch of the Hughes OPTUS B-2 commercial communications satellite.

"Respondents decided to form and direct a launch failure investigation beginning
in January 1995 and continuing throughout much of that year. The investigation
involved the formation of several groups of leading technical experts from China
and the U.S., which throughout the investigation engaged in an extensive
exchange of technical data and analysis, producing a wide range of unauthorized
technology transfers," noted the State Department charge document.

"At no time did the Respondents seek or receive a license or other written
approval concerning the conduct of their APSTAR II failure investigation with
PRC authorities," states the charge document.

According to the State Department, "this strategy was further influenced by
Respondents' business interests in securing future contracts with the PRC and
with Asian satellite companies in which PRC influence figured prominently, and
concern that U.S. Government policy constraints on technology transfer as
administered by ODTC were an impediment to achieving these interests.

"

LA General Shen Rongjun

Chinese General Shen Rongjun led the penetration of U.S. missile and space
technology during the Clinton administration. The 2002 State Department letter
makes it clear that they believe Gen. Shen led the successful penetration of the
Clinton administration and Hughes.

In 1994, Gen. Shen was second in command of a Chinese army unit known as
COSTIND, or the Commission On Science, Technology and Industry for National
Defense. Shen, and his COSTIND operatives in front companies, secured a wide
range of advanced missile and space technology from Hughes after a 1994 meeting
with Commerce Secretary Ron Brown.

Clinton Overrules Secretary of State

The alleged improper export by Hughes of satellite technology was cited as a key
reason when Clinton's secretary of state, Warren Christopher, rejected a plan to
give the Commerce Department full authority to control satellite exports.

According to a Sept. 22, 1995, memorandum, Christopher rejected plans to give
Commerce the authority to approve satellite exports after an interagency study
noted that "significant" military and intelligence capabilities could be lost.

The memorandum stated the Pentagon and U.S. intelligence agencies strongly
opposed the policy change because Hughes exported two satellites with sensitive
cryptographic technology without first getting a State Department munitions
license. Cryptographic technology is used to scramble communications sent to
satellites to prevent unauthorized access.

President Clinton, who transferred the power to regulate sensitive satellites to
Commerce, under Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, ultimately overruled Christopher.

Clinton's transfer allowed the Chinese army to acquire advanced U.S. technology
for military purposes. Hughes satellites currently provide the Chinese army with
secure communications that are invulnerable to earth combat and highly accurate
all-weather navigation for strike bombers and missiles.

Clinton Legacy - A New Arms Race

The satellite and missile technology obtained from Hughes by the Chinese army is
critical for the design and manufacture of missile nose cones and electronic
missile control systems. The technology clearly helped the Chinese army field a
new generation of ICBMS, including the Dong Feng 31 missile, which can drop
three nuclear warheads on any city in the U.S.

The success of Shen is a story of missiles, politics and greed. Gen. Shen
succeeded in using Hughes and President Clinton as valuable tools to obtain
weapons that are now pointed at the United States.

China won and the U.S. lost what may very well be the first round of World War
III. Gen. Shen led that victory and he did it with a checkbook. The Clinton
legacy for the 21st century is a new arms race.

 

[Jroc]

Admiral: Chinese Hypersonic Weapons ‘Complicate’ Security Environment


Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific command, told reporters on Thursday that China’s new hypersonic technologies will need to be figured into calculating how to maintain a peaceful security environment.

China conducted its first test of an ultra-high speed missile vehicle earlier this month, representing a major step forward for China’s strategic nuclear missile programs.

Locklear said that although he did not see the Chinese test, he has “been told that they tested it,” and that there is “credibility” in reports on the test.

“The Chinese, as other nations are, are pursuing hypersonic technologies,” said Locklear. “This is just one of many, you know, highly technical militarized systems that whether the Chinese are developing them or we’re developing them or Europeans are developing, that will continue to complicate the security environment with high-technology systems.”

“We will have to figure them into the calculation of how we’re going to maintain a peaceful security environment in the future,” concluded Locklear.

Members of Congress expressed concern at China’s technological advancement, saying in a statement that the development “does nothing to support peaceful coexistence in the Pacific.”

Locklear also commented on the USS Cowpens’ near collision with a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea. The incident marked the most dangerous military run-in between the United States and China in several years and is a sign of China’s continued disire to drive the United States out of the region

Admiral: Chinese Hypersonic Weapons ?Complicate? Security Environment | Washington Free Beacon

 

[TheTruthMaster]

And to add salt to the wound the Obum-uh administration has been CUTTING defence spendings, at a time and era when we need to BEEF up our defenses more than ever.