Tuesday, March 4, 2014

China's Missile Build-Up Continues


China Fields New Intermediate-Range Nuclear Missile -- Washington Free Beacon

DF-26C deployment confirmed.

U.S. intelligence agencies recently confirmed China’s development of a new intermediate-range nuclear missile (IRBM) called the Dongfeng-26C (DF-26C), U.S. officials said.

The new missile is estimated to have a range of at least 2,200 miles—enough for Chinese military forces to conduct attacks on U.S. military facilities in Guam, a major hub for the Pentagon’s shift of U.S. forces to Asia Pacific.

As part of the force posture changes, several thousand Marines now based in Okinawa will be moved to Guam as part of the Asia pivot.

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My Comment: This missile will probably be deployed against the U.S., India, and Japan.

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