THE RISING SEA DRAGON INA ASIA
Posted on 03/15/2008 8:02:57 AM PDT by Fennie
The latest Pentagon report on China is a sobering tale of advancing capability and agression intentions inside Beijing. The report also illustrates newly developed weapons being fielded by the Chinese military based in part on advanced technology exported by the United States.
"China has the most active ballistic missile program in the world. It is developing and testing offensive missiles, forming additional missile units, qualitatively upgrading certain missile systems, and developing methods to counter ballistic missile defenses," notes the 2008 Defense Department report.
"By November 2007, the PLA had deployed between 990 and 1,070 CSS-6 and CSS-7 short range ballistic missiles (SRBM) to garrisons opposite Taiwan. It is increasing the size of this force at a rate of more than 100 missiles per year, including variants of these missiles with improved ranges, accuracies, and payloads," states the report.
The ominous deployment of over 1,000 missiles was predicted over a decade ago based on the building of bases and facilities to house these missiles. In addition, a new series of Chinese ballistic missiles appear to be aimed directly at the U.S. Navy.
"China is developing an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) based on a variant of the CSS-5 medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) as a component of its anti-access strategy. The missile has a range in excess of 1,500 km and, when incorporated into a sophisticated command and control system, is a key component of China's anti-access strategy to provide the PLA the capability to attack ships at sea, including aircraft carriers, from great distances.
"This capability would have particular significance, as it would provide China with preemptive and coercive options in a regional crisis."
The Chinese missile warheads -- according to the Defense Department report -- are now equipped with advanced radars that can detect and home in on warships as they descend from space. Ironically, the technology required to modify these missiles into carrier-killers was exported during the Clinton administration...
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Of course I'm sure Barry wouldn't mind taking their money, either.
Bless Ron Brown and Bernie Schwartz/LORAL Guidance systems...Bernie = Klintoons biggest contributor?
Thanks to the Clinton Administration sales of US Missile technology to the Chines in exchange for illegal campaign contributions. One of those items Hillary is talking about when she talks about here "35 years of experience".
“Thank you,” bill clinton, you sob.
CHECK MY PROFILE LINKS. You’ll find PLENTY smoking guns there. But no one wanted to listen OR do anything.
Duncan Hunter....
WAKE UP AMERICA, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE ! !
The best I can hope for now is that Duncan Duane Hunter wins his seat and carries on his dads work.
Duncan Hunter bump!
You’re trade deficit dollars at work.
No, it wasn’t, but as recently as 2005 Norman Hsu was hosting fundraisers for Barack Obama. In fact Obama’s campaign last fall “investigated” $19,000 in contributions it accepted from people associated with Hsu. Dunno what ever became of that.
In this case if Obama wins, the Chinese will not hesitate to start something.
Hmm so a few thousand for Obama from Hsu outweight the hunrdeds of thousands he gave Hillary Clinton?
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