Chinese Strategy and Military Modernization in 2015 by Cordesman Anthony H.;Colley Steven; & Steven Colley & Michael Wang

Author:Cordesman, Anthony H.;Colley, Steven; & Steven Colley & Michael Wang
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781442259010
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

The 2014 Japanese defense white paper summarized these developments as follows:492

As for the IRBM/MRBM covering the Asia-Pacific region including Japan, China has deployed the solid-propellant DF-21, which can be transported and operated on a TEL, in addition to the liquid-propellant DF-3 missiles. These missiles are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. It is believed that China possesses conventional ballistic missiles with high targeting accuracy based on the DF-21, and it has been pointed out that China has deployed conventional anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM), which could be used to attack ships at sea including aircraft carriers.

In addition to IRBM/MRBM, China also possesses the DH-10 (CJ-10), a cruise missile with a range of at least 1,500 km, as well as the H-6 (Tu-16), bombers that are capable of carrying nuclear weapons and cruise missiles. It is deemed that these missiles will complement ballistic missile forces, covering the Asia-Pacific region including Japan.

China announced that it had conducted tests on midcourse missile interception technology in January 2010 and 2013. Attention will be paid to China’s future trends in ballistic missile defense.

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