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Posted on 11/11/2013 5:19:29 PM PST by raptor22
Military Superiority: As China does its own Pacific pivot, a new report reveals that Beijing's strategic bomber is equipped with a land-attack nuclear missile and an armed drone nearly identical to one of ours developed through cyberespionage.
To the casual observer, the Chinese Hongzha-6 (H-6) bomber is not that impressive. The two-engine medium-range jet is a variant of the old Soviet Tu-16 Badger. That plane first flew in 1959 and versions have been deployed by the Chinese Air Force since 1968.
A prototype H-6 was used to airdrop China's first three-stage thermonuclear device at the Lop Nor Nuclear Weapon Test Base in Malan, Xinjiang, on June 17, 1967.
To military observers, however, its latest incarnation, the Chinese H-6K, is a significant advance in China's military capability and is continuing evidence of China's determination to dominate the Western Pacific and challenge U.S. dominance in the region.
As noted in the Oct. 8 draft of the forthcoming report of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission to Congress, the People's Liberation Army in June accepted the first of 15 new H-6K bombers, each with an important new difference:
They'll be able to carry four nuclear-capable Changjian-10 (long sword) cruise missiles on four underwing pylons plus two more in its weapons bay. This effectively extends the bomber's combat range to Okinawa, Guam and even Hawaii from China's mainland.
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Our threat is in D.C.
@ crossbow is “obsolete” but it can still kill you. The bomber design is old but the current version is just built. Stand-off aircraft that can launch cruise missiles from 1,500 miles don’t have to be “modern”.
“reach Hawaii”
We can only wish, while the Obamafuhrher is golfing in paradise.
That will require a Cruz missile
D.C. is probably hoping the Red Chinese take out half the U.S., so they don’t have to deal with so many pissed off people.
Thank you.
And has been for several decades now.
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Chinese “Stratojet”.
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We’re so concerned with Communist China, as the 1000’ long Chinese supercargo ships are lined up bumper to bumper across the Pacific heading to our ports in Long Beach and elsewhere.
Up in D.C. those running government and their wealthy insider buddies wink and nod as they line their greedy pockets.
Same with our borders...They resemble a Boston marathon of millions doing the congaline dance into the U.S....But were all for security...You know...Be on the lookout for terrorist.
wow....
In 1941 a British carrier-launched bi-plane disabled the then state of the art German battleship Bismarck. Remember, people, they get to strike first.
D.C. is probably hoping the Red Chinese take out half the U.S....
That is looking more likely by the day.
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The radar cross section of a barn is a nonfactor below the radar horizon.
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