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Rick Fisher, a Chinese military expert with the International Assessment and Strategy Center, said analysts disagree with the commission assessment that the new bomber is likely to be limited to non-nuclear cruise missiles. The Chinese are also developing a nuclear-capable variant known as the CJ-20 that would be deployed on the H-6K. The H-6K carries up to six of the missiles. A copy of the draft was obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.Ĭhina last month disclosed for the first time video of the Changjian-10, or CJ-10, land-attack cruise missile carried by the new bomber. 20 and a commission spokesman said some of the late draft’s elements could be changed. The final commission report will be released Nov. However, so far there is no confirmation that the new missile is armed with nuclear warheads. The report said China’s new land-attack missile can be equipped with a nuclear warhead. military as a key strategic military hub as part of the new "pivot" strategy of realigning forces toward Asia. "The bomber/LACM weapon system provides the PLA Air Force with the ability to conduct conventional strikes against regional targets throughout the western Pacific, including U.S. The report said the H-6K, also known as "Zhan Shen" or God of War, "can carry China’s new long-range land-attack cruise missile (LACM)." However, its long-range cruise missile is new. The bomber is based on a late 1950s Soviet design but has an extended range. On the bomber, the People’s Liberation Army in June accepted the first of 15 new Hongzha-6K, or H-6K, bombers. military preeminence," the report concludes. "PLA modernization is on track to alter the security balance in Asia over the next five to 10 years, challenging decades of U.S. The report highlights a rapidly modernizing Chinese military that includes large numbers of new weapons and new warfighting techniques, including attack capabilities in space and cyberspace. The Chinese missile-firing drone likely was developed through Chinese cyber espionage against U.S. 8 draft of the forthcoming report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission also reveals that China has developed a new armed drone nearly identical to U.S.
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