China s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn t Add Up (Updated)

Using a hypersonic glider of some kind as the warhead-carrying portion of a FOBS adds a new dimension of unpredictability to the weapon. The glider would provide a highly maneuverable platform to bring the warhead to the target, giving it much more significant capabilities to either dodge enemy air and missile defenses or simply strike from an unexpected vector where there are no defenses. A strike by way of the South Pole would, for example, come from the exact opposite direction from where much of the U.S. missile defense shield is pointed. Any attempt to intercept a hypersonic glide vehicle, in general even under the most optimal conditions is something the U.S. government and others have publicly acknowledged is an extremely difficult proposition.

via www.thedrive.com

1) 9/11 was a crisis that our over-active military industrial complex was not about to let go to waste. Much of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were waste and we may never entirely recover from them. They weren’t much fun for many in Iraq and Afghanistan either.
2) Probably some of this pounding on the war drum now against China is similarly motivated. I.e., O boy, we are gonna make so much money! — you can practically hear our arms manufacturers salivating. So get ready to pay for another war, sheeple! But nevertheless, the PRC does indeed seem intent on reducing the US to being a sort of vassal nation with lots of happy or not-so-happy slaves or semi-slaves working away in their system, or near enough. If we don’t want that, we have to be prepared to fight the PRC, and at least accept all the refugees from Taiwan, if we lose that war, which we might.
3) This is all too bad because I hate fighting.
4) I could be completely wrong. What am I missing?