Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 missile roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. In a speech at a security forum on Nov. 3, 2021, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that China conducted a recent test of a hypersonic missile that circled the globe from pole to pole to test the potential delivery of a nuclear weapon. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**