CHINA-US: MILITARY
The latest annual report of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission forecast that over the next three to five years, China's nuclear arsenal will weaken US deterrence in the Western Pacific, particularly with respect to Japan. It said the DF-41, another road-mobile ICBM, will be ready as early as 2015. With a range of 7,456 miles and capable of carrying 10 warheads, it could overwhelm the entire US ballistic missile defense. Beijing will be able to attack US satellites kinetically and electronically in the foreseeable future as well. |