Defense
The United States is
concerned as China’s strategic missile force, or the Second Artillery Corps,
has 10 DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles ready in service. Intelligence
reports from the Pentagon revealed that while launch of the DF-31 missiles will
not be able to hit the central U.S., the modified DF-31A, with a range of
11,200 kilometers, is capable of hitting key locations in the U.S. The People’s
Liberation Army, or PLA, would only need a maximum of 30 minutes to launch the
DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
According to ibtimes
Australia, the Pentagon
found that China is also developing another missile, the DF-41. Both the DF-31
and DF-41 missiles are road-mobile (see attached pics) with enhanced accuracy
and designed to release multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle, or
MIRVs. The Want China Times reports
that the Pentagon found China has 30 DF-31 and DF-31A missiles.
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