CIWS does a pretty decent job but the reality is that a hypersonic missile would be met with a large nuclear response as it's a first strike weapon. If you can

CIWS does a pretty decent job but the reality is that a hypersonic missile would be met with a large nuclear response as it's a first strike weapon. If you can read between the lines of the posture reviews, any potential full scale war with China would include a massive nuclear first strike by necessity. Everyone is aware of this and is avoiding a large scale engagement. Most likely a regional war with China (probably over Taiwan or less likely, the Philippines) would draw in lots of regional players because everybody want's to pick China apart.