China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread

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chuck731

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China doesn't need thousands of nuclear warheads, just enough to target key US congressional swing districts. Preferably made in these key swing districts.
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Yes, thereby swinging the US with the least effort to treat china as would the USSR.

Make the US most antagonistic while actually threatening the US the least. Brilliant.
 
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chuck731 said:
Yes, thereby swinging the US with the least effort to treat china as would the USSR.

Make the US most antagonistic while actually threatening the US the least. Brilliant.
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The current US political establishment is unable to distinguish between real national damage from political damage.
 
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Jin-class should start deterrence patrolling first time this year.
ONI raised concerns about China's fast-growing submarine force, to include the Jin-class ballistic nuclear submarines, which will likely commence deterrent patrols in 2014, according to the report. The expected operational deployment of the Jin SSBN "would mark China's first credible at-sea-second-strike nuclear capability," the report states.

The submarine would fire the JL-2 submarine launched ballistic missile, which has a range of 4,000 nautical miles and would "enable the Jin to strike Hawaii, Alaska and possibly western portions of CONUS [continental United States] from East Asian waters," ONI assessed.

The report says the Chinese currently have five nuclear attack submarines, four nuclear ballistic missile submarines and 53 diesel attack submarines.

Overall, China's fleet of submarines has quickly increased in offensive weapons technology over the last 10 years. A decade ago, only a few Chinese submarines could fire modern anti-ship cruise missiles. Now, more than half of the conventional attack submarines are configured to fire ASCMs, the report states.

"The type-095 guided missile attack submarine, which China will likely construct over the next decade, may be equipped with a land-attack capability," the assessment explains. This could enable Chinese submarines with an enhanced ability to strike U.S. bases throughout the region, the report adds.

Overall, according to current trends over the next 10 years, China will complete its transformation into an extensive, modern, high-tech naval force with global reach and influence.

"Over the next decade, China will complete its transition from a coastal Navy to Navy capable of missions around the world," ONI said.
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luhai

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Wonder if the supposed new ballistics of JL-2A that give it longer ranger is actually the hypersonic glider that China just tested. Remember this concept was actually
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, who later become the father of China's ballistics program. (Eugen Sänger also proposed a similar ballistics, it has longer range than Qian's, but is much slower.)

If so, then it will be a while before JL-2A can be operational, and expect more glider tests to come.
 
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luhai said:
Wonder if the supposed new ballistics of JL-2A that give it longer ranger is actually the hypersonic glider that China just tested. Remember this concept was actually
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, who later become the father of China's ballistics program. (Eugen Sänger also proposed a similar ballistics, it has longer range than Qian's, but is much slower.)

If so, then it will be a while before JL-2A can be operational, and expect more glider tests to come.
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Actually, they shouldn't be the same thing. I recall a Chinese woman scientist was awarded for her work on missile defense evading ballistic missiles, which theoretically are able to skim across the top of the atmosphere to manoeuvre as well as to increase its range.
 
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luhai

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Actually, they shouldn't be the same thing. I recall a Chinese woman scientist was awarded for her work on missile defense evading ballistic missiles, which theoretically are able to skim across the top of the atmosphere to manoeuvre as well as to increase its range.
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Actually I remember the same woman being mentioned in the hypersonic test as well, she works in materials and made a break through in heat shielding that has plagued the program for years.
 
SinoSoldier

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Actually, they shouldn't be the same thing. I recall a Chinese woman scientist was awarded for her work on missile defense evading ballistic missiles, which theoretically are able to skim across the top of the atmosphere to manoeuvre as well as to increase its range.
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In a stroke of irony that woman was also singly responsible for the development of the HQ29.
 
Broccoli

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DF-4 training.
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