He most definitely did not, all he did was SAY he did. that's the same as nothing at all. Where is the exact passage that cites this claim. I have clearly showed where my quotes comes from. Also, having read on these report, there is nothing in there that says this at all. Unless the Pentagon report uses a different name for JL-2 half way through the report. Nothing of the sort has been mentioned.
However, there was a redesign all the way back in 1985. If this is his base for his claim than it's a straight up lie.
Couple of things, you did not get news in 2009 other than speculation. Arihant only had sea trials in 2014, how did you get news in 2009. While type 094 has been around since 2007. That's a 7 year difference, not the same thing.
"A report by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center said deployment of 48 JL-2s on the four submarines has provided China with a significant nuclear strike capability."
This is again reported by Bill gertz. A respected journalist, rather than random person no one knows.
National Air and Space Intelligence Center is part of the air force of the US.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-flight-tests-new-submarine-launched-missile/
What more do you want, you are never going to have China officially confirm these things.
Where did the pentagon report say this, you are going to have to start quoting the report instead of just having me take your word for it. This is an anonymous forum, both yours and my word means nothing.
"China has deployed the new CSS-N-14 SLBM on new 12-tube
JIN Class SSBNs. This missile will, for the first time, allow
Chinese SSBNs to target portions of the United States from
operating areas located near the Chinese coast."
https://www.nasic.af.mil/Portals/19/images/Fact Sheet Images/2017 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat_Final_small.pdf?ver=2017-07-21-083234-343
DEPLOYED, are you calling the American Air Force a liar.
Since you asked for tests.
"China carried out a flight test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile last month that will carry multiple nuclear warheads capable of targeting most of the United States, according to American defense officials."
"The launch in late November was the first time the Chinese military flight tested the Julong-3, or JL-3 missile that will be deployed with the next generation of ballistic missile submarines, said officials familiar with the test who said it appeared successful. Julong is Chinese for Big Wave."
"Vasily Kashin, a military expert with Institute for Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told the state-run Sputnik news outlet that China is building up more advanced missiles and submarines over concerns the
current JL-2-equipped submarines are vulnerable to U.S. and Japanese naval forces."
Russian academic added to the mix.
"China within the past two years began conducting nuclear missile submarine patrols."
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-flight-tests-new-submarine-launched-missile/
I'm going to need a source on this, from someone actually in the command structure. Or else this isn't anything.
I really don't know what else to add to this.
