China's Hypersonic Missile Ambitions

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

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🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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On today’s podcast, our hosts tackle a wide range of topics. From China’s hypersonic missiles to the ongoing situation in Loudoun County, Steve, Sarah, Jonah, and David grapple with what those issues mean for the country with heavy doses of concern and skepticism. Plus, some good old-fashioned rank punditry. Sarah asks whether political operatives are responsible for ruining our politics? And some level-setting on Jonah’s third party idea that has caused a stir on the right. Show Notes: -“The Greatest Cold War Myth of All” - Charles Krauthammer -Jonah’s Los Angeles Times column on a third party -Jesse Singal on Loudoun County Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Dispatch Podcast.
0:02.4	I'm your host Sarah.
0:03.5	Is good joined by Steve Hayes, Jonah Goldberg,
0:06.2	and even David French.
0:08.2	This week we've got plenty to talk about.
0:11.2	China, Jonah's third party flotation device.
0:15.7	A little on whether campaign operatives are ruining
0:19.9	both political parties and finally a deeper dive of sorts
0:24.3	into the Loudoun County debacle.
0:27.4	Let's dive right in.
0:34.4	David, a lot of news coming out of China this week.
0:46.0	Yeah, so one of the interesting things about this news is we're not 100% sure about the news,
0:53.7	but here's what we know.
0:57.0	It has been reported that China has tested a nuclear capable hypersonic missile that,
1:04.1	to quote the New York Times, circumnavigated the globe before speeding towards its target.
1:10.6	The paper, this was reported originally by the Financial Times, giving one of the scarce
1:14.9	details about the test, said the weapon missed its target by about two dozen miles.
1:20.0	Stop for just a moment.
1:21.3	It's a big miss, by the way, that's a big miss.
1:26.2	But anyway, resuming essentially that there are reports that some have cast out on that
1:31.8	China conducted a surprise test of a hypersonic missile.
1:35.2	Why is this significant?
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