China claims to have intercepted ballistic missile in flight

[libertybele]

This is huge!  Another reason why we should stop sending billions to Ukraine -- we need to ramp up our own military capabilities.  Joe's already stated he will defend Taiwan.

China claims to have intercepted ballistic missile in flight

The Chinese military has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in flight, China's Ministry of Defense claimed in a late Sunday statement.

A Chinese statement clarified that the test was defensive in nature and was not intended as a threat to any nation, according to the Washington Times.

The development comes as China is growing increasingly aggressive toward Taiwan, an independent island nation that China has long claimed as its own territory.

China has sent numerous bomber and fighter-jet flights into Taiwan's air-defense zone in recent months. While the U.S. maintains friendly relations with Taiwan, it has not expressly vowed to intervene should China choose to invade the country..............

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-claims-intercepted-ballistic-missile-flight

[Kamaji]

Intercepting one's own missile, in a test designed to "show" that the ABM system works, is a far cry from actually doing it in reality.  The U.S., btw, already has a robust ABM capability.