Hypersonic and directed-energy weapons: Who has them, and who’s winning the race in the Asia-Pacific? Mike Yeo, Nigel Pittaway, Usman Ansari, Vivek Raghuvanshi and Chris Martin
March 15
Photo credit: Imaginima/Getty Images MELBOURNE, Australia, ISLAMABAD, NEW DELHI, and WASHINGTON A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region are caught up in the global hypersonic and directed-energy weapons race, with these regional powers having either developed or publicly stated intentions to develop such technology. Defense News has contacted regional government and military officials, businesses, and analysts to find out who is keeping pace in the worldwide contest.
China
Chinese military vehicles carry DF-17 ballistic missiles during a parade in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Donald Trump s Oval Office guest, ex-Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, spreads conspiracy theory that Nashville suicide bombing was a missile strike on a spy hub
President Donald Trump s ally Patrick Byrne, the former Overstock.com CEO, tweeted out a conspiracy theory Sunday about the Nashville bombing
Byrne shared a webpage that said the Tennessee city was hit by a missile strike to take out a spy hub used by AT&T and the National Security Agency
The theory also said that the building was targeted to halt a Dominion voting machines audit, linking the 2020 election to the Christmas day blast