Chinese Missiles News & Discussions

[LKJ86]

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DF-31AG

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[onebyone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1211676497196417026

 

[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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HQ-16 SAM from PLA Army

Via @高原战士 from Weixin

 

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YJ-62 AShM

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[LKJ86]

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[LKJ86]

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[Figaro]

China's test of sub-launched missile a threat to peace, retired captain warns
Underwater JL-3 launch comes amid fears of North Korean missile test

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 24, 2019

China’s military this week conducted a flight test of a new submarine-launched missile capable of hitting the entire United States with a nuclear warhead, according to Pentagon officials.


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China tests submarine-launched JL-3 missile capable of hitting U.S with nuke - Washington Times

The JL-3 and JL-2's range figures seem way off in this article (5600 miles for the JL-3 and 4350 miles for the JL-2).

 

[LKJ86]

HQ-9 SAM

Via @北海舰队 from Weibo

 

[samsara]

The JL-3 and JL-2's range figures seem way off in this article (5600 miles for the JL-3 and 4350 miles for the JL-2).

That article didn't want to spoil the confidence of the widely believed notion that China has no credible submarine + SLBM solution to threaten the CONUS. Thus some discounts on JL-3 and JL-2 ranges. About the Nuclear Triad, according to the many US think tanks, China so far essentially only possesses the credible ground deterrent with the deployment of the mobile DF-41 as far as concerning the CONUS.

 

[Figaro]

That article didn't want to spoil the confidence of the widely believed notion that China has no credible submarine + SLBM solution to threaten the CONUS. Thus some discounts on JL-3 and JL-2 ranges. About the Nuclear Triad, according to the many US think tanks, China so far essentially only possesses the credible ground deterrent with the deployment of the mobile DF-41 as far as concerning the CONUS.

I think the US has believed China has a credible underwater deterrent since the JL-2A. The author here probably misstated the range figures, especially considering when the JL-3 is basically a navalized version of the DF-41.

 

[LKJ86]

Via CSIS