Chinese Ballistic Missiles

I couldn't find an appropriate thread for this since there seems to be only speculation of the designation of this new ballistic missile. Interesting pics.

Those are the new IRBM's. They were first shown about 6 months ago, coming totally out of the blue. Often referred to as "DF-25". I guess they are thoroughly de-classified now.

Yeah, DF-25 is the most speculated, but some think otherwise. Just looking for the thread to put these in, other pics of this missile were posted under the DF-41 thread and there was argument there that it was a modified DF-21. Then there's some that speculate its the anti-ship ballistic missile that's been talked about. OMG... that train yard is full of them!

China has 20 nukes out of 150-400 that can reach the U.S. The rest on on short and medium range missiles, subs, and bombers.

those pics show that the missiles are not all DF-25.if you are interesting review those pics, you can find there are two different kinds of ballistic missiles are loaded on the trucks, you can see some trucks loaded the missiles are smaller and canvas with lighter-coloured packaging,those missiles are DF-21,the trucks loaded the missiles are larger and canvass with darker-coloured packaging,then those missiles are DF-25.

F-35 JSF said:

China has 20 nukes out of 150-400 that can reach the U.S. The rest on on short and medium range missiles, subs, and bombers.

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The chinese for sure can muster more then 20 nukes to counter the USA.

My question is that does US really need 1000+ nukes, i mean how many times do you want to nuke a country. you really do not need that many few hundred is sufficiently adequeate.

as one of the chinese office saying was: "It doesnt matter how many nukes you launch at us, we only need one to destroy you."

really makes sense me cause 1 nuke at 1 city is the same effect as 100 nuke at 1 city.

PrOeLiTeZ said:

My question is that does US really need 1000+ nukes, i mean how many times do you want to nuke a country. you really do not need that many few hundred is sufficiently adequeate.

as one of the chinese office saying was: "It doesnt matter how many nukes you launch at us, we only need one to destroy you."

really makes sense me cause 1 nuke at 1 city is the same effect as 100 nuke at 1 city.

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What you say make a lot of sense, and theoretically 1 nuke to 1 city is also correct. However you would need many missiles to garantee a hit on the city what with today's anti-ballistic missile technology.

Of course you wouldn't need as much missiles as what the US have now, but you would require them if you want to be world police and not just a small regional power.

Thus it would all be politics and strategies.

Just my humble opinion though.

china needs more nukes so usa can never contemplate first strike, no matter how badly it may lose conventionally. it's serious business to eliminate such thinking. china the type 94 submarine coming online and the df31's, certainly at least 50 warhead can reach continental USA, much more if MIRV.. once you count US bases from garcia, guam, to haiwaii, count in alaska, count their troops in japan, korea, iraq and afghanistan, the number jumps to the several hundreds. china's goal should be to surpass 200 warheads that can reach the continent, all of them on mobile launchers or submarines.

china will not seek a first strike capability however. It's not a production concern but a civilizational concern. the world doesn't need another first strike power to tip its danger level.

@ChinaSoldier:
Nice to hear that China's leadership cares so much for mankind but unfortunately in the case that China would be reduced to molten radioactive wasteland by a determined enemy nuclear first strike attack there will nobody still alive (at least in a decent way...) in China to accept the honors!

Fortunately for all mankind China's leadership is not that naive and they know that only unrelenting vigilance keeps Armageddon from happening.:coffee: