Especially noteworthy about the DF-26B is that it is a dual-capable missile, a type of weapon banned by the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed by the United States and the Soviet Union near the end of the Cold War.
China would need to get lucky just once to sink an aircraft carrier, but it could have 400 to 500 chances thanks to the DF-26B and other missiles. Those aren't great odds for those on a U.S. flattop.
By Ajai Shukla The US department of defense (the Pentagon) has said the People’s Liberation Army was strengthening its ability to ‘fight and win wars’ against a ‘strong enemy’ a likely euphemism for the United States. The Congress-mandated annual report on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is titled Military and security developments involving
According to the Pentagon report, the PLA is creating options for dissuading, deterring, and defeating external intervention in the Indo-Pacific region.