Yes, it's what we've been calling JL-2A. What we previously called JL-3 (the 09VI SLBM) is now JL-4.Was JL-3 confirmed before the parade? I dont remember seeing it or evidence of it.
Like the R-39 Rif? The fairing + the missile? You can see three nozzles arranged side by side at the top; these are likely the nozzles of the solid rocket motors used to jettison the fairing.Is what we see of JL-3 a launch canister, not the missile itself?
May be CZ-11 TEL prototype?This was posted here more than a year ago. So, I wonder what has happened to this TEL and the missile which looks at least longer than df-61. Is it probably that they put this missile on df-41 TEL and called it df-61? Conventional wisdom a year ago was that this 20-wheeled TEL was either df-45 or df-51. I would be kinda weird if PLA used df-61 name before df-51.
But it seems clearly have the capability of first strikeChina does not have first strike doctrine.
A2994/25 NOTAMN Q) ZLHW/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/4003N10350E094 A) ZLHW B) 2509110838 C) 2509110959 E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N395432E1055148-N403709E1015950-N401208E1014838-N392742E1054258,BAC K TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. AIRCRAFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE AREA. F) SFC G) UNL
A2995/25 NOTAMN Q) ZWUQ/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3838N08740E034 A) ZWUQ B) 2509110838 C) 2509110959 E) A TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N390443E0871305-N381527E0870956-N381401E0880423-N390132E0881016,BAC K TO START.VERTICAL LIMITS:SFC-UNL. AIRCRAFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE AREA. F) SFC G) UNL
The MIRVed ICBMs seem very suitable for a first strike thoughChina does not have first strike doctrine.