China tests midcourse interceptor

I would note that if China really has build (I don't believe it) 3000 warheads, then it would have build them for those now outdated liquid-fueled missiles what are currently being removed from service.

Broccoli said:

I would note that if China really has build (I don't believe it) 3000 warheads, then it would have build them for those now outdated liquid-fueled missiles what are currently being removed from service.

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Are you sure China removed the DF-5 liquid fueled missile? It is only the missile capable of threatening the whole US continent. I am not sure DF-41 is fully deployed. DF-5 is a strategic missile and a trump card China possessed. Despite it needs an hour to re-fuel and launch, China has build plenty of decoy silo which makes targeting the real DF-5 ICBM difficult. I don't think they are fully retired until DF-41 is build in numbers and fully operational by second artillery.

Lion said:

Are you sure China removed the DF-5 liquid fueled missile? It is only the missile capable of threatening the whole US continent. I am not sure DF-41 is fully deployed. DF-5 is a strategic missile and a trump card China possessed. Despite it needs an hour to re-fuel and launch, China has build plenty of decoy silo which makes targeting the real DF-5 ICBM difficult. I don't think they are fully retired until DF-41 is build in numbers and fully operational by second artillery.

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Pentagons China 2012 report suggest that DF-5 will serve at least until 2015, but after that it's not known what is going to replace it. DF-31 series is currently replacing the older DF-3A and DF-4 missiles. DF-31A has a 11,250+ km range and it should be able to replace DF-5 (up to 5MT warhead) already, and only real minus point is the the lower yield (200-300kt?) warhead what is used to arm DF-31A.

Hendrik_2000 said:

Nobody know the extent of Chinese nuclear stockpile and the Chinese is not telling anybody

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It's in China's interest to maintain this sort of uncertainty. The nuclear stockpile need to be large enough to be credible deterrent, but small enough so that China don't get dragged into START talk. How many nukes does China has? Enough to do some real damage.

I believe the recent talk of China having more nukes that believe is intentional leak / misinformation from China. Basically sending the message that China's nuclear stockpile will not by nullified by deployment of missile defense.

Chinese sites are saying this is another successful mid-course interception that occurred yesterday.

Phead128 said:

China already has nuclear parity with the US/Russia, but if she admits it, she would be voluntry herself into the nuclear dis-armament talks, which goes against pretty much everything Sun Tzu said in his epic book. Best keep strategic weapons quantity ambiguous, PRIMARILY because you don't want to get sucked into disarmament talks.

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I kind of expect this kind of thinking after all this is sino defence,buddy if you just pause and think for a moment you would realise you are impliying that the US and Russia are morons and gross intel failure on their part.if you really think that China has reached strategic parity with the US and Russia and that makes you feel good then good for you

nkvd said:

I kind of expect this kind of thinking after all this is sino defence,buddy if you just pause and think for a moment you would realise you are impliying that the US and Russia are morons and gross intel failure on their part

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Indeed.

Isn't USA assessment of China military advancement always not to the mark. Example J-20?

Remember that in 2005 the Russians outed China j-20 project.i can provide you the thread(2005) on this forum which talks about this if you want