China does not seem willing to deliver a millimeter His ambitions to restore TaiwanOr to be granted for the American trade war. Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, the popular liberation army has made new maneuvers around the island as a “serious warning” and military experts indicate 2027 as the year in which the ‘reunification’ will try.
Wars shelves not only implies the development and production of armament, but also teaching to the Due and Give the necessary information (in some cases exaggerated) as a deterioration strategy. Perhaps that is the reason why the government of Xi Jinping, characterized by the maximum confidentiality with regard to its nuclear weapons, teaches the leg under the door.
By issuing his state chain, CCTVChina has officially published various specifications of his intercontinental ballistic (ICBM), released the most powerful of his arsenal from Silos. The most striking are A force between 3 and 4 TNT Megatons and a maximum range of 12,000 km.
“Without DF-5, China would not be considered a nation with a Intercontinental attack capacity credible, “says Song Zhongping, former instructor of the popular liberation army, in Statements collected by South -China Morning Post.
The revelation of not now confirmed details of the most recent version, the DF-5B, which includes MIRV technology (Redred Vehicle with multiple independent objectives), aims to send a clear message, according to Song: “China has much more powerful possibilities that the world has not shown”.
DF-5B
The original DF-5 version was developed in the Cold War, in the early 70s of the last century, and was first employed in 1981. The most important element of nuclear deterrence of the Chinese armyAnd according to the US there are still 20 of these operational rockets, although they are approaching at the end of their use of use.
The DF-5B, a modernized version, but maintains many of the original characteristics of the rocket, He was shown publicly for the first time in 2015During the Parade in Beijing, which celebrated the 70 years of the end of the Second World War.
China, you have rarely announced the parameters of the DF-5B ballistic rocket.
It can be a nuclear core head of 3-4 million tons of TNT equivalent (150-200 times the nuclear bombs that the US on Japan has fallen).
The maximum range of DF-5B is 12,000 km with an accuracy of 500 m.
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According to the most recent broadcast on the channel CCTVDF-5B has 32.6 meters long, a diameter of 3.35 meters and a launch weight of 183 tons. It is a two-stage ICBM fed with liquid fuel, which entails a high replacement time prior to the launch, especially in comparison with ballistic rackets of solid fuel such as DF-41.
However, to compensate for this slowness, it has a very high cargo capacity, with a nuclear head of a maximum of 4 TNT Megatons, A power equal to 200 times that of the atomic bombs launching the US on Japan During the Second World War.
With regard to reach, the recansmission confirmed which analysts, 12,000 km, an estimated It would enable Beijing to reach every point in the American continental territoryAmong many other countries. The precision is also important and in this case the error margin is 500 meters, although some sources reduce it to 300 meters.
However, the most important improvement with regard to DF-5 and the person who has to warn the American controls is the integration of MIRV-Renttry vehicles. According to the latest revelations, DF-5B could wear a single nuclear head or between six and ten smaller eyes But with the possibility to achieve different objectives at the same time.
A DF-5B rocket during a military parade in Beijing
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This technology would imply an important improvement in its attack capacity, because in one launch it makes it a much broader geographical area and it makes it possible to launch and It makes its interception by anti -airplane systems much more difficultThose several simultaneous threats have to face.
In order to achieve greater precision, the DF-5B also contains “a combination of slowness systems and satellite-supported navigation”, according to Army recognition. Moreover, it is also possible for China Manage your process during the return process.
DF-41, mobile alternative
China’s military power demonstration has disappeared In Crescendo In recent years. Last September the PLA made the first test launch of an intercontinental ballistic rocket in the past 44 years.
Everything indicates that the rocket in question was the Dong Feng (east of the east in Chinese, also known as DF-41). Although It is unknown when it started to be designed in the most secret laboratories in ChinaThe Taiwan National Security Office published in a report from 2013 that the rocket continued in the development process and that access to the service around 2017 is estimated.
Convoy of rocket launchers DF-41 in a military parade
For him Carrier vehicle and rocket pitcherThe Asian giant connected with the Wit -Russian company MZKT to take advantage of the experience of the European country in the sector. This has made China the second country in the world – only after De Wit – Russia itself – to produce heavy intercontinental rocket vehicles.
China holds this type of vehicle with discretion with the rockets in tunnels. If necessary, they can leave them over the road and go to the launching zone studied. This gives them greater flexibility when working and also being much more complicated to detect by enemy shieldsWho normally let the launch silos monitor.
The production of DF-41 is the Chinese Company Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (Calt). In the absence of official data, the calculations indicate that the intercontinental ballistic rocket has A length of approximately 21 meters at a diameter of 2.25 That would give about 80 tons on the scale.
Has a drive system consisting of one solid fuel rocket divided into 3 phases That offers a range between 12,000 and 15,000 kilometers. The effective ranking cards from Missile indicate that only South America would be safe to be attacked by DF-41.
The The estimated maximum speed is about 25 times the sound (30,000 km/h) in the return phase and would have an accuracy of between 100 and 150 meters. The accompanying systems installed on board are independent of the American Constellation GPS and resort to autonomous -although in time the Chinese geo -positioning satellites Beidou.
It is believed that the rocket can wear inside Maximum 10 independent atmospheric return vehiclesSo it could attack 10 totally different locations with the launch of a unit. Each of them has a mass of 2500 kilograms and would wear thermonuclear eyebrows.
