By Hans M. Kristensen Is China increasing production of nuclear ballistic missile submarines? Over the past few months, several US defense and intelligence officials have stated for the record that…
Read morePresident Obama this week transmitted to Congress the text of a proposed agreement with the People’s Republic of China concerning cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear…
Read moreOn February 20, 2015, FAS hosted a workshop examining ballistic missile defense in East Asia and strategic stability between the United States and China. A new project led by Charles Ferguson,…
Read moreby Charles D. Ferguson, Ph.D. “To destroy the other, you have to destroy part of yourself. To deter the other, you have to deter yourself,” according to a Chinese nuclear…
Read moreThe Pentagon’s latest report to Congress on Chinese military developments cost $89.000 to prepare but no longer includes a list of China’s nuclear arsenal. The Pentagon’s latest…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen One of the last Chinese Second Artillery brigades with the old liquid-fuel DF-3A intermediate-range nuclear ballistic missile appears to have been upgraded to the newer DF-21…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen Last week I was in New York to brief two panels at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen China’s emerging fleet of 3-4 new Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines is getting ready to deploy on deterrent patrols, “probably before the end of 2014,”…
Read moreLaunch pads for DF-21 mobile medium-range ballistic missile launchers have been added to a Second Artillery base in southern China.Click image for large version with annotations.
Read moreClick to download full report By Hans M. Kristensen The U.S. Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) has published its long-awaited update to the…
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