A HQ-9 TEL vehicle on Woody Islands in the Paracels fires off a 200km range missile during recent live fire exercises. Yexu, at China Defense Forum
Popular Mechanics: The South China Sea Arsenal: These Are the Chinese Weapons Deployed On Disputed Islands
Long range missiles and Gatling cannons
The People's Liberation Army Navy has made waves across the South China Sea by rotating heavy missile launchers to the Paracel Islands, also disputed by Taiwan and Vietnam. In addition to YJ-62 anti-ship missiles, recent television footage shows PLAN air defense units engaged in live fire exercise on the islands, a clear counterpoint to recent US naval voyages and flights inside those disputed waters. While China has deployed anti-aircraft guns to the Paracels in the past, the deployment, even if temporary, of an integrated, multi-layer air defense network and anti-ship missiles on those islands is a quantum leap in China's ability to control the air and sea-space outside of China proper.
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WNU Editor: I can see even more aircraft, naval vessels, deadlier missiles, etc.. being deployed in the near future.
Finally an international solution to global warming, a nuclear war that will kill off the human population. Such a war might make it worse for a while but heck at least we won't be around to know about it.
ReplyDeleteBob,
ReplyDelete"Finally an international solution to global warming, a nuclear war that will kill off the human population", how would we know?
It's the old "if a tree falls in the forest and no one's around does it make a sound?"
You're going to make entire legions of philosophers and pundits stay up late at night.