Here is Psaki saying just that, though I very doubt the US military is so sanguine. I wouldn’t hyperventilate about what a spokesperson says. They’re paid to block, to play the straight bat.
Arguing that we’ve been here before, kind of, so nothing to see here, nothing to worry about, but still:
The test should thus be seen more as an indication of China’s intent rather than its superior technology. By developing such systems, Beijing is demonstrating that a new nuclear competition is forming, with hundreds of billions of dollars likely to be spent by both sides on both offensive and defensive system
In "China’s reported hypersonic missile test is not a ‘Sputnik moment’, but is still cause for concern”.
There are others, many others, saying this is indeed a “Sputnik moment” for the US. Though if that really is that case, there’s not as much being said about it as one would expect. Sputnik at the time it was complete panic.
