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China Developing Air-Land-Sea Nuclear Launch Triad Capability, Pentagon Says
China Developing Air-Land-Sea Nuclear Launch Triad Capability, Pentagon Says
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - China is developing land, sea, and air-based nuclear weapons systems, the US Defence Department said in a report on Tuesday. 01.09.2020, Sputnik International
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China Developing Air-Land-Sea Nuclear Launch Triad Capability, Pentagon Says
19:27 GMT 01.09.2020 (Updated: 05:36 GMT 30.04.2023) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - China is developing land, sea, and air-based nuclear weapons systems, the US Defence Department said in a report on Tuesday.
"China is pursuing a 'nuclear triad' with the development of a nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) and improving its ground and sea-based nuclear capabilities", the report said.
The report, an annual assessment submitted to Congress, also said Beijing is moving its strategic nuclear arsenal to a more rapid launch footing.
"New developments in 2019 further suggest that China intends to increase the peacetime readiness of its nuclear forces by moving to a launch-on-warning (LOW) posture with an expanded silo-based force", the report read.
China is expanding its inventory of the multi-role DF-26, a mobile, ground-launched intermediate-range ballistic missile system capable of rapidly swapping conventional and nuclear warheads, the Defence Department added.
