Tuesday, May 19, 2009

ChineseKillWeapon - U.S. Naval Institute

The U.S. Naval Institute reports: "After years of conjecture, details have begun to emerge of a 'kill weapon' developed by the Chinese to target and destroy U.S. aircraft carriers. [...] The size of the missile enables it to carry a warhead big enough to inflict significant damage on a large vessel, providing the Chinese the capability of destroying a U.S. supercarrier in one strike."

Comment: This is a very troubling report from an authoritative source that suggests China is on the verge of challenging U.S. power in the Pacific. When taken together with Chinese financial leverage over the U.S. economy, this rumored new missile suggests that China could retake Taiwan and impose de facto control over the Pacific region without firing a shot.

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