China Confirms That It Is Testing Missiles With MIRV Capabilities

Sunday 28 December 2014


Photo: China's DF-41 missile



Chinese Military Confirms DF-41 Flight Test -- Bill gertz, Washington Free Beacon



Beijing says new multi-warhead missile does not change nuclear policy



China’s People’s Liberation Army on Thursday confirmed that its military conducted a flight test of a new long-range missile that U.S. intelligence agencies say involved the use of simulated multiple warheads.



“China has the legitimate right to conduct scientific tests within its border and these scientific tests are not targeting any country or target,” PLA Sr. Col. Yang Yujun told reporters at a year-end news briefing.



Yang was asked about the flight test of the DF-41 ICBM on Dec. 13 and whether the testing of the missile changed China’s strategic nuclear policy of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict.



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Update: China tests multiple warhead missle, increases nuclear threat to U.S. -- Christian Examiner



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My Comment: In view of these missile tests .... I will have to agree with this assessment .... Third DF-41 ballistic missle test suggests China's nuclear buildup (Want China Times). Not only a nuclear buildup .... but one that I fear is being done to give China the option of developing (in the long term) a first strike option.

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