Pentagon: China May Be Developing Conventional ICBMs

Chinese DF-17 missiles

Chinese DF-17 hypersonic surface-to-surface missiles shown during an October 2019 parade.

Credit: Chinese Military
China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force may be developing an intercontinental conventional ballistic missile capability alongside increased development of nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), a move that may risk stability further as the force can target continental U.S. sites...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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