China’s state broadcaster has released footage of what appears to be a new type of graphite bomb, a weapon designed to disable electrical infrastructure and potentially cause widespread blackouts across targeted areas. The video, shared Thursday by a social media account linked to China Central Television (CCTV), features an animated sequence showing the weapon being launched from a land-based vehicle. It then ejects about 90 cylindrical submunitions that appear to bounce after impact before detonating mid-air, dispersing carbon filaments. The filaments, according to the broadcaster, are chemically treated and intended to short-circuit high-voltage power systems, triggering power failures over areas as large as 10,000 square meters (more than 107,000 square feet). The video cited information from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, a defense contractor affiliated with the Ministry of National Defence, South China Morning Post reported. The weapon was not identified by name, but its features closely resemble those of graphite bombs, a class of non-lethal munitions designed to paralyse electrical infrastructure without destroying it physically. The CCTV post referred to it only as “a mysterious type of domestically made missile,” offering no details on its name, development stage, or deployment status.

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