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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 520
Chinese Nuclear Capabilities
China is a nuclear power and possesses approximately 20 intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBM) capable of hitting the United States. Its entire missile arsenal consists of 793 to
916 short, medium and long range missiles according to the DoD's latest estimates. It also has an
unknown quantity of nuclear bombs which can be deployed from their bombers. They have
tested bombs with yields between 8 and 4,000 kilotons. These tests have been “in four distinct
ranges: 8 kilotons, 15-35 kilotons, 250 kilotons, and 3,000-4,000 kilotons.”
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By comparison,
the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 13 kilotons and the one dropped on Nagasaki was 22
kilotons.
Although China is a nuclear power with long range ICBMs, its nuclear forces are
“relatively primitive” in comparison to those possessed by the US and Russia. But according to a
report issued by the USAF Institute For National Security Studies, “China is expanding and
modernizing its nuclear arsenal, possibly with Russian assistance, and it is not constrained in its
nuclear modernization efforts by any arms control agreements such as those governing Russia
and the United States (SALT, START, the Moscow Treat, etc.).”
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In 1996 the Chinese showed just how fast they are capable of making nuclear
advancements. In 1995 a test of Chinese missiles proved them to be both inaccurate and
unreliable. Only one year later, a Chinese missile test in 1996 was very successful. Four missiles
were launched and all four hit their targets with “near pinpoint accuracy.” The improvements
that the Chinese were able to accomplish in only eight months were unprecedented. In eight
months they duplicated the progress that took the US and Russia twenty-five years to
accomplish.
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Of course they had the advantage obtained through espionage and aid from
American engineers. But nevertheless, no matter what the source of the advancement, it puts
America at risk!
The DoD's report Military Power Of The People's Republic Of China 2006 stated the
following concerning China's future nuclear capabilities:
China is qualitatively and quantitatively improving its long-range nuclear
missile force. China is pursuing strategic forces modernization to provide a
credible, survivable nuclear deterrent and counterstrike capability... The PLA
Second Artillery is fielding mobile, more survivable missiles capable of targeting
the United States, Japan, India, Russia, and other targets in Asia and the rest of
the world. It currently deploys approximately 20 silo-based, liquid-fueled CSS-4
ICBMs, which constitute its primary nuclear means of holding continental U.S.
targets at risk.
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By 2010, China’s strategic nuclear forces will likely comprise a
combination of enhanced silo-based CSS-4 ICBMs; CSS-3 ICBMs; CSS-5
MRBMs; solid-fueled, road-mobile mobile DF-31 (IOC in 2006) and DF-31A
ICBMs (IOC 2007); and sea-based JL-1 and JL-2s SLBMs (IOC 2007-10).
Besides expanding China’s inventory of nuclear ICBMs, the mobility of the new
DF-31 and DF-31A ICBMs will make China's ICBM force more survivable. The
JL-2 SLBM deployed aboard the JIN-class (Type 094) SSBN will provide China
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