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Happening, and many of those examples actually affect our understanding of our own planet. i spoke to a guy i suspect you know not so long ago in the us, the commentator on space science neil degrasse tyson, and he said to me, "you've got to understand that the idea that we went to the moon because ofjust the unquenchable curiosity of the human being is a great notion, but we actually went to the moon because there was a massive driver of national security, of military interest, of cold war geopolitics — that's why the investment was made". and if one looks to the future and where that kind ...

What's happening, and many of those examples actually affect our understanding of our own planet. i spoke to a guy i suspect you know not so long ago in the us, the commentator on space science, neil de grasse tyson. and he said to me, you've got to understand that the idea that we went to the moon because ofjust the unquenchable curiosity of the human being is a great notion, but we actually went to the moon because there was a massive driver of national security, of military interest, of cold war geopolitics. that's why the investment was made. and if one looks to the future and where that k...

First, the background with david spunt. >> we know secretary lloyd austin was in the country of georgia and he was asked about this reporting. he declined to get into any details about the reporting. chinese officials are declining to talk about it. they're denying most of the reporting. that gives you an idea where things are on a global front. when it comes to this specific report from the financial times. came out late saturday. it talks about what happened in august. china tested a nuclear capable hypersonic missile by launching it to low orbit space. the times reports that multiple u.s. i...

Capable next generation hypersonic missile. it's a move that seems to have caught u.s. intelligence by surprise. correspondent david spunt has details from the white house. >> china is making its mark. the financial times reports the communist country in august tested a hyperson nic missile capable of caring a nuclear war head. launching it into low orbit space. >> there is no system out there that can defeat it as of yet. the chinese are in advance of this compared to where we are which is frustrating. hypersonic missiles are different from traditional ballistic missiles in that they can be p...