It is also accelerating deliveries of its first new long-range anti-ship missiles in decades. The series also revealed that in most categories, China’s missiles now rival or outperform counterparts in the armories of the US alliance. Almost immediately after withdrawing from the pact on August 2, the administration signaled it would respond to China’s missile force. It said China’s missiles were “located in its territory, especially short and medium-range missiles, which cannot reach the mainland of the United States. This new anti-ship missile is derived from an existing Lockheed long-range, land attack weapon, the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.

Source: bd News24 May 06, 2020 09:11 UTC