Another asninine propoganda.We are ahead in abm technology and that is what Dr. Satish Chander said.WE are about 5 yrs behind PRC in icbm technology that also includes induction.We are another 8 years behind china in terms of SLBM including induction and building of nuke submarines.This crap is classic chinese disinformation rather than being specific. In any case china will be toast along with india if it tries any hanky panky today even with what we have.
I have both good news and bad news for indians.
The good news is that rumor says that china have rescinded the plan to develop new generation of ICBM, since DF-31A was inducted in the last decade. PLA think the performance of DF-31A is sufficient now. (DF-31A is a improved version of DF31 listed below )
bad news is that india's newly developed Agni-3 is a counterpart of chinese DF-3A, a veteran missile entered service in 1964. Anyway, Welcome to the 1960s!!! you got to work hard in the next five yrs to surpass evil chinese.
Agni-3 spec
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Configuration: Two-stage, solid propellant
Length: 17.00m
Diameter: 2.00m
Launch weight: 50,000 kg
Range: 3,000km
payload: 1,500 kg
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DF-31
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Configuration Three-Stage, solid propellant
Diameter [meters] 2.0
Mass [kilograms] 20,000 kg
First Flight 29 April 1992
IOC 2000
Deployment Mobile
Range (km) 8,000 km
Re-entry Vehicle Mass (kg) 700 kg
JuLang 1 (CSS-N-3) Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
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Configuration: Two-stage, solid propellant
Deployment: Submarine launch
Length: 10.70 m
Diameter: 1.34 m
Launch weight: 14,700 kg
Range: 1,700km (JL-1); 2,500km (JL-1A)
Re-entry vehicle mass: 600kg
Warhead: One single 200~1,000kT
DF-3A entered service 1964
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Status: retired in 2002
Configuration: one-stage
Length: 24.00 m
Diameter: 2.25 m
Launch weight: 63,843 kg
Range: 2,800km
payload: 2,140 kg