VADM David J. “Jack” Dorsett, director of Naval Intelligence, admitted that the U.S. military had underestimated the speed China could field a anti-ship ballistic missile system.
“We underestimated when they would be competent and capable of delivering a technological weapon of that type.”
Commenting on the J-20 to reporters, Dorsett said its still too early to tell whether the U.S. also has misjudged China’s capability to build a stealth fighter jet comparable to the U.S. F-22.