10月30日,在位于中國西部的庫爾勒導彈測試場進行了(le)“動能-3”導彈大氣層外攔截試驗。
10月30日,在(zai)(zai)位于中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)西部的(de)庫爾(er)勒導(dao)(dao)彈測試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)場進行(xing)了(le)“動(dong)能(neng)(neng)-3”導(dao)(dao)彈大氣層(ceng)外攔(lan)(lan)截試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)。在(zai)(zai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)的(de)網(wang)絡上(shang)還有(you)疑似(si)導(dao)(dao)彈航(hang)跡云的(de)照(zhao)片流傳(chuan)。有(you)美(mei)(mei)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)防(fang)(fang)部官(guan)員稱,盡管有(you)情報(bao)顯(xian)示該武(wu)器(qi)具有(you)導(dao)(dao)彈攔(lan)(lan)截的(de)防(fang)(fang)御(yu)(yu)能(neng)(neng)力,但動(dong)能(neng)(neng)-3導(dao)(dao)彈主要還是(shi)用于反衛(wei)星。“動(dong)能(neng)(neng)-3”的(de)飛行(xing)測試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)進行(xing)的(de)第8次(ci)反衛(wei)星導(dao)(dao)彈實驗(yan)(yan)。更(geng)早的(de)一次(ci)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)在(zai)(zai)2014年(nian)(nian)7月進行(xing),當(dang)時(shi)(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)表示該實驗(yan)(yan)為導(dao)(dao)彈防(fang)(fang)御(yu)(yu)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)。美(mei)(mei)國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)務(wu)院和(he)國(guo)(guo)防(fang)(fang)部都拒絕對當(dang)時(shi)(shi)的(de)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)進行(xing)評論(lun)。美(mei)(mei)國(guo)(guo)負責軍控的(de)助理國(guo)(guo)務(wu)卿弗蘭克-羅斯在(zai)(zai)2015年(nian)(nian)2月的(de)一次(ci)演講中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)曾表示,盡管中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)表示2014年(nian)(nian)的(de)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)是(shi)并非(fei)反衛(wei)星武(wu)器(qi)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan),但美(mei)(mei)國(guo)(guo)通過評估,有(you)信心認定當(dang)時(shi)(shi)的(de)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)確為反衛(wei)星實驗(yan)(yan)無誤。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)曾在(zai)(zai)2007年(nian)(nian)1月進行(xing)一次(ci)反衛(wei)星試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan),當(dang)時(shi)(shi)直接摧毀了(le)一枚中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)氣象衛(wei)星。而在(zai)(zai)此(ci)次(ci),有(you)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)媒體報(bao)道(dao)稱在(zai)(zai)11月1日在(zai)(zai)新疆庫爾(er)勒市附(fu)近的(de)上(shang)空(kong)有(you)不尋常(chang)的(de)尾(wei)跡,類(lei)似(si)火箭(jian)發射或“中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)段反導(dao)(dao)試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)驗(yan)(yan)”。香港明報(bao)也在(zai)(zai)11月4日表示,此(ci)次(ci)的(de)測試(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)似(si)乎是(shi)“導(dao)(dao)彈攔(lan)(lan)截的(de)最終階段在(zai)(zai)高(gao)層(ceng)大氣中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)進行(xing)”。