The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), the keeper of China's ballistic missile inventory, boasts weapons of all different ranges, both conventional and nuclear-tipped. Some of China's newest or most lethal weapons are the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile, DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile and DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile. Last week, the China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) - an Air University research institute based at Maxwell Air Force Base that supports the US defense community - released a report entitled China's Ballistic Missile Industry. They continued, "We echo the conclusions of the 2005 RAND study in noting that the ballistic missile industry remains a mixed picture and it is clear that structural and technical limitations remain. The annual assessment also mentioned China's nuclear arsenal, which is managed by the PLARF.

Source: Mint June 01, 2021 05:36 UTC