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Friday, August 01, 2014

China Confirms Development of Next-Generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile


China acknowledged its development of a next-generation ballistic missile, the Dongfeng-41 (DF-41), Xinhua reported Friday.

According to Xinhua, a government environment monitoring station in Shaanxi Province published a document, saying that one of the province’s facilities is developing a ballistic rocket with a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV).

Xinhua quoted a Chinese military analyst as saying in an interview with local media that, "as the US continues to strengthen its missile defense system, developing third generation nuclear weapons capable of carrying multiple warheads is the trend.”

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/8/14 14:10

    The source is American (first 5-7 seconds of clip), and the local TV station has nothing to do with Xinhua. This is just speculation at best.

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    1. The source of this post (not the video) is RIA Novosti. Last time I checked it was Russian, not American.
      Click the Read more link for the original source.

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