China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread
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That is one big ICBM.
It has to be. It needs to carry 6x - 10x MIRV and future HGV. It will eventually replace the DF-5.
Given its size, I wonder if it has a fractional orbit capability when carrying fewer warheads. A fractional orbit capability means the missile can put its warhead into orbit rather than just a parabolic trajectory. Fractional orbit missiles can be launched in any direction and approach the target from any direction, and furthermore it's target can not be deduced until the missile is very near and begins deorbit maneuver. It is therefore the nightmare scenario for terminal ballistic missile defense.
Judging by the vehicle's license plate and the snow patches surrounding, I guess this video was likely taken in the northeast, in particular the Heilongjiang province.
My understanding is that those underground tunnels are known to be in the mountainous central China. Isn't the northeast either too flat or too close to borders for such tunnels? What was the underground version doing there then?
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A series of newly-leaked papers suggest that the Chinese are developing a ~12000 km ranged anti-ship ballistic missile, with an alleged (projected, perhaps) terminal speed of over 7000 m/s and sufficient precision to strike a destroyer-sized target.
According to the papers, the weapon would only need 1-2 midcourse guidance updates from high-earth-orbit satellites to complete its mission.
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According to the papers, the weapon would only need 1-2 midcourse guidance updates from high-earth-orbit satellites to complete its mission.
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