LIGNET: Chinese Developing First-Strike Capability on US

China’s recent test launches of its first intercontinental ballistic missile and a submarine-launched ballistic missile are significant leaps forward that seem to indicate a major shift in its defense posture. Specifically, the tests appear designed to give China a first-strike nuclear capability against the United States, raising the question of what, exactly, China is planning.

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