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China should think about their growth and maturation process. Sounding and acting like a bully with no redeeming virtues is annoying the neighborhood.
China's stockpile of ICBMs of all forms sits around 100. Of these, many are of questionable technical suitability for the task. The bulk would be lost to our current system of NMD without hitting anything on our soil. (HAARP)
The return strike from us would be epoch ending for the Chicoms.
Note to ChiComs: STFU, you arrogant little pissants.
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Tidbit about this missile and the subs it's on. This is dated as of 2002, so I guess our intel wasn;t that bad after all.
CREDIBILITY: D+
A new class of SSBN has been developed to replace the Type 092 Xia class SSBN currently in service. Designated Type 094, the new SSBN is essentially a Type 093 hull extended to carry SLBM launch tubes. The Type 093, in turn, is based on the Russian Victor III, developed with Russian assistance. Janes Information Group believes the new submarine will house up to 16 SLBMs of a completely new design. Known as the JL-2 (CSS-NX-4), the new SLBM may carry up to 4 MIRVed warheads (90 kiloton each) or a single 250 kiloton warhead with a range of about 4,800 miles. A modified Golf class submarine is serving as the test platform for the new missile. The ONI expected that the first Type 094 hull is to be built by 2005, and a total of 3 hulls will be completed by 2010.
From: http://www.emeraldesigns.com/matchup/newnavy.htm
It sure would've been nice to have visited China in a few years.
I don't keep tabs on how many Russian boomers etc., have gone by the wayside, e.g. simply cannot maintain, rusting away at docks, etc., but if our sub fleet has many less Russkies to track we just will keep these Chicom subs in check. Any of their subs get within the radius for their missiles to be effective, our hunters will be right on their ass.
I wonder just how much Loral technology is in that missile...
Thank you Bill Clinton!
Mark
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"Both Weng and Li said that the test-firing of Ju Lang-2 on July 16 last year was a warning for the US not to meddle in China's affairs, especially the Taiwan issue."
So once again China is threatening us with nuclear weapons. Well, thats something a few well placed missles of our own (targeting their dams for instance ) would take care of.
That's not all. China also has mobile ICBMs on land now. And contrary to some of the rhetoric in these threads, the missiles are accurate.
With right systems install, I may safety say that this missile can be very deadly even with basic tactic.