China has probably loaded more than 100 of its nuclear-armed solid-fueled DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) into three silo fields near its border with Mongolia, a new draft Pentagon report says, according to Reuters.
The draft report, which could still change, also assesses that China does not want to have talks on arms control, Reuters reported, as is hoped for by President Donald Trump, who is pushing for denuclearization with Beijing as well as Russia and North Korea.
According to the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) think tank, the DF-31 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile with an estimated range of 4,350 to 7,270 miles. The DF stands for Dong Feng, or "East Wind," and it is also known by its NATO designation CSS-10.
China is working to modernize its nuclear forces. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, over the past five years, China has "significantly expanded its ongoing nuclear modernization program by fielding more types and greater numbers of nuclear weapons than ever before."
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The draft report, which could still change, also assesses that China does not want to have talks on arms control, Reuters reported, as is hoped for by President Donald Trump, who is pushing for denuclearization with Beijing as well as Russia and North Korea.
According to the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) think tank, the DF-31 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile with an estimated range of 4,350 to 7,270 miles. The DF stands for Dong Feng, or "East Wind," and it is also known by its NATO designation CSS-10.
China is working to modernize its nuclear forces. According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, over the past five years, China has "significantly expanded its ongoing nuclear modernization program by fielding more types and greater numbers of nuclear weapons than ever before."
China loads over 100 nuclear ICBMs into silos: Report
President Donald Trump is pushing for denuclearization with China, as well as Russia and North Korea.
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