CHINA used green lasers fired from satellites to gather intelligence for a surprise hypersonic missile attack on Hawaii, it has been warned. The satellite was recorded flashing lasers for a fractio…
“The Daqi-1's lasers specifically monitor the density of the atmosphere and can detect different wind directions,” he told The Sun Online.
He agrees Hawaii is at risk of another surprise attack, this time by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. China has built up a huge arsenal of hypersonic missiles aimed at neutralising the power of the US Navy -A livestream camera on top of a National Astronomical Observatory of Japan camera atop the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea recorded the footage of the laser in late January.“It’s a Chinese satellite that is measuring pollutants, among other things,” said Roy Gal, from the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy.
Tensions have flared between Washington and Beijing over the issue of Taiwan, which China believes is a breakaway province and not a sovereign nation.China has invested a large amount of money in hypersonic missiles with one goal in mind – keeping the US at bay in the event of war Its newest missile in actual service, the DF-17, became fully into operation at the beginning of January after first seen at a parade in Beijing in 2019.
“I can give you a dozen reasons they would do it for scientific and environmental reasons and a dozen military applications,” he said,
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