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New Red Missile Armed With U.S. Technology (Charles Smith Alert)
NewsMax.com ^ | August 13, 2003 | Charles Smith

Posted on 08/12/2003 6:32:11 PM PDT by HighRoadToChina

http://newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/8/12/161533.shtml

DF-15 data and snip from 2003 DOD report on the PLA http://www.softwar.net/df15.html

Chinese Missiles Target Okinawa Charles R. Smith Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003

New Red Missile Armed With U.S. Technology

The Pentagon reports that China has improved its missile force with U.S technology. The improvements enable Chinese missiles to now accurately strike the U.S. base at Okinawa with "satellite-aided guidance" navigation technology obtained from America during the Clinton administration.

The Chinese army has (People's Liberation Army, or PLA) developed a new version of its DF-15 missile - also known as the CSS-6. The new version is reported to be guided by advanced satellite navigation systems. The upgrade will allow the missile to accurately strike targets in Okinawa and Taiwan.

The new Chinese missiles were developed as a result of exports from the U.S. during the Clinton years. President Clinton was warned in 1997 by a Rand Corporation report that selling satellite navigation technology to the Chinese military was clearly a threat to U.S. national security.

"The most troubling potential transfer to China is Rockwell's proposed joint venture deal with the Shanghai Broadcast Equipment Factory and the Shanghai Avionics Corporation, the latter of which is a key enterprise of the Aviation Industries of China," states the 1997 Rand report.

"Rockwell Collins Navigation and Communications Equipment Company, Ltd. will design, develop, and build Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation receivers systems for the Chinese market. These components have serious dual-use applications, since the acquisition of reliable GPS data can enhance, to varying degrees, the capacity of militaries to field highly accurate cruise and ballistic missiles, such as those used to intimidate Taiwan during March 1996.

"More accurate GPS systems would enhance the PLA's ability to carry out attacks against Taiwan's military and industrial facilities, potentially reducing the ability of the Taiwanese military to defend itself against PRC coercive diplomacy. The use of GPS to enhance the accuracy of long-range Chinese cruise missiles, coupled with long-range sensors, would raise serious concerns for the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Pacific, and possibly circumscribe their ability to provide an effective deterrent in a crisis over Taiwan," states the Rand Corporation report.

Clinton Legacy in Action

Despite the warning from the Rand Corporation, Clinton personally approved the transfer of satellite navigation technology directly to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

The transfer also included several guided tours for Chinese army officers of U.S. manufacturing facilities. In 1997, the PLAAF was given a demonstration in Sunnyvale Calif., by Ashtech, a maker of GPS) receivers.

The briefing for the PLAAF and Chinese navy officers stated that "Ashtech produces a receiver that uses both the U.S. GPS signals and the Russian GLONASS signals resulting in significantly greater availability and integrity."

In 1999, the Clinton administration offered the PLAAF the latest in advanced "mobile radars," command and control systems, GPS navigation and "Surveillance Avionics" such as "Air to Air," "Air to Ground" and "Surface Area Movement" surveillance radars.

1,000 New Red Missiles

According to the 2003 Pentagon report, China is well on its way toward deploying an estimated 1,000 advanced ballistic missiles by the end of the decade.

The People's Liberation Army has over 450 missiles pointed at Taiwan and is currently adding new missiles at a rate of over 75 a year. Instead of slowing or halting missile production, China has in fact increased its production. Defense intelligence sources expect China to increase the rate of missile production to 100 a year by 2005.

The Pentagon noted that the ballistic missile trend poses "a growing and significant challenge" to the U.S., Taiwan and our Pacific allies.

"Within the next several years, the size of China's SRBM force is expected to grow substantially. An expanded arsenal of conventional SRBMs (Short Range Ballistic Missiles) and LACMs (Land Attack Cruise Missiles) targeted against critical facilities, such as key airfields and C4I nodes, will complicate Taiwan's ability to conduct military operations. By 2005, China will have deployed both the CSS-6 and CSS-7 SRBM," states the Pentagon report.

The 2003 Pentagon report also outlines exactly how China intends to make use of its new missile technology.

"Should Beijing choose escalation, a rapid transition from relatively low-intensity blockade operations to massive missile strikes would be a likely step, particularly as a pretext to an invasion," states the Pentagon report.

"These missile attacks most likely would be high-volume, precision strikes against priority military and political targets, including air defense facilities, airfields, Taiwan's C2 infrastructure, and naval facilities," notes the Pentagon report.

"Exclusive Taiwan reliance on active missile defenses and associated BM/C3I, however, will not sufficiently offset the overwhelming advantage in offensive missiles which Beijing is projected to possess in 2005," warns the Pentagon report.

Russian and Israeli Weapons

The Pentagon also outlined where China is currently spending its weapons money. According to the 2003 report, China has purchased over $2 billion worth of Russian weapons per year for the last four years.

The primary benefactor of the Chinese arms buys is the Chinese air force. The PLAAF has acquired Russian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 supersonic strike fighter jets. The Pentagon also believes that China has acquired a limited number of naval-strike versions of the Su-30 fighter.

The report also mentions the newly developed J-10 strike fighter. Chinese sources indicate that a small number of the advanced fighters are in service, but the Pentagon report noted that it expects the supersonic jet to enter service in 2005.

China has also added to its EW (Electronic Warfare) arsenal with both new hardware and information warfare weaponry. China has purchased several Israeli made Harpy weapons. The Israeli Harpy can loiter over a battlefield for extended periods of time, searching for radars or communications radios, and then strike when it finds a target.

Information Warfare

"The Chinese currently are focusing on eliminating specific deficiencies they have in both areas of IO/IW (Information Operations/Information Warfare) technology and training. The PLA is engaged in efforts to improve the staff planning process by applying joint forces concepts learned from studying foreign IO/IW doctrine," states the Pentagon report.

"Recent IO/IW military exercises claim to have included computer network attack and defend exercises. Public disclosure of these IO/IW exercises serves as an informational tool for the PLA to the future importance of IO/IW in Chinese military doctrine and reaffirms China's intent to continue developing and improving its IO/IW capability," notes the Pentagon report.

The new missiles and increased production rate comes as a shock to China apologists, who contend that China will halt its weapons buildup. The facts surrounding the massive increase in the Chinese military, however, clearly show that there is no end to the buildup increase in sight.

"The PLA will field large numbers of increasingly accurate SRBMs (Short Range Ballistic Missiles) and introduce LACMs (Land Attack Cruise Missiles) into its inventory. China's naval forces will continue their transition from a large coastal defense force to a smaller, more modern force able to conduct limited sea control operations against regional opponents in the East and South China Seas. China's air force will continue to assimilate greater numbers of fourth generation aircraft into its inventory, upgrade its regional IADS (Integrated Air Defense Systems), and expand its airborne refueling and AEW (Airborne Early Warning) capabilities. China will retain a numerical advantage over Taiwan in terms of both personnel and weapons," concludes the 2003 Pentagon report.

* * * * * * RADIO AND TV SCHEDULE

Charles Smith will be on:

KIDO, Boise, Idaho, Idaho Today on Wednesday, 8/13/03, at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

The American Freedom Network with NewsMax contributor Dr. James Hirsen on Friday, 8/15/03, at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Show information at http://www.amerifree.com.

The Jerry Hughes show on Friday, 8/15/03, at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Show information at http://www.cilamerica.com.

The Phil Paleologos "American Breakfast" show on Tuesday, 8/20/03, the Langer Broadcast Network, at 8 a.m. Eastern time. Show information at www.dinershow.com.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; chinastuff; spying; us
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To: HighRoadToChina
A recent exchange on the Day in the Life of the President thread:

You must be lost.......on the wrong thread........get it?

I believe that when a weapon as important tactically as the "smart bomb" is being considered by this administration for outsourcing to Communist China, then our president needs to spend some time during one of his days stopping this insanity running wild!

I, too, am a Republican, but the evidence continues to mount that this administration stands ready to follow the previous one in shoveling our defense technology to our enemies.

Since the recurring thread theme is "A Day in the Life of President Bush," I would just like to see this matter of defense stupidity addressed during one of those "Days."

The evil Clinton regime gave them the guidance technology for their ICBM program which they lacked, along with many other tactical goodies and we'd better wake up to the fact that the current administration is staffed by those with like minds.

61 posted on 08/13/2003 7:06:31 AM PDT by JesseHousman
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To: RLK
The same thing is continuing now under Shrub

I do believe the Clinton's treasonous policies have been terminated! What evidence can you share this is continuing under President Bush?

62 posted on 08/13/2003 7:12:45 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: HighRoadToChina
What was that he said about no nukes being pointed at America and it's children?

....scuse me while I go back to deciphering 16 words while attempting to come up with the truth...
63 posted on 08/13/2003 7:16:36 AM PDT by Lynn
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To: Barnacle
Don't forget to thank our continuing "free" trade policies with Red China.
It's all in the name of Globalism so it must be okay.
While we lose our manufacturing base, all our intellectual property and our jobs, we enable China to arm.
The free traitors say the economy is wonderful and that's all that matters, right?
64 posted on 08/13/2003 7:24:42 AM PDT by LibertyAndJusticeForAll
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To: JesseHousman
I believe that President Bush is a great and sincere leader, but is shortsighted on Communist China mainly due to his advisors who see nothing but dollar signs ($$$) when it come to trading with that dictatorship.

Why? Because corporate America is looking to cut costs and improve the bottom line and nowhere can they save on labor than with the slave labor or almost slave labor wages that can only be found in Red China.

I can only hope and pray that President Bush will not be blindsighted in a military way during his watch.
65 posted on 08/13/2003 7:31:14 AM PDT by HighRoadToChina (Never Again!)
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To: TexasCajun
'Smart-bomb' technology moving to China ^

Posted by JohnHuang2
On 08/12/2003 4:23 AM CDT with 59 comments

66 posted on 08/13/2003 7:48:22 AM PDT by jpsb
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To: HighRoadToChina
The Pentagon reports that China has improved its missile force with U.S technology. The improvements enable Chinese missiles to now accurately strike the U.S. base at Okinawa with "satellite-aided guidance" navigation technology obtained from America during the Clinton administration.

Isn't that a wonderful legacy builder? I bet the Chinese can't wait to see Mrs. Clinton run for President and win. That would be a win-win for them.

67 posted on 08/13/2003 8:03:58 AM PDT by b4its2late (Why is it that most nudists are people you don't want to see naked?)
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To: TexasCajun
Here are a few links to articles on how China is still stealing our technology:
Smart Bomb technology -
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/962493/posts
Spying - new FBI report:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/960107/posts
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/947754.asp?0sl=-12
Trade:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/960636/posts
http://www.tradealert.org/view_art.asp?Prod_ID=864
68 posted on 08/13/2003 8:05:19 AM PDT by LibertyAndJusticeForAll
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To: TexasCajun
Do you also believe in the tooth fairy. I suggest you start reading the technilogy transfer posts here.
69 posted on 08/13/2003 8:22:20 AM PDT by RLK
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To: HighRoadToChina


70 posted on 08/13/2003 9:04:26 AM PDT by Light Speed
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To: thinktwice
Geez, wonder if the Chinese will hire all of the unemployed american IT people to come over and improve it some more so they can blow up the United States? I wonder if our government is paying attention or hoping for the total destruction of the planet?
71 posted on 08/13/2003 9:08:15 AM PDT by samuel_adams_us
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To: drlevy88

China has successfully deployed her own GPS system, as was reported by all the major international news agencies, a couple of months ago.
72 posted on 08/13/2003 9:26:28 AM PDT by The Pheonix
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To: LibertyAndJusticeForAll
I agree.

It’s amazing, if you ask the typical American what they think of slavery, they’d most likely give you a non-thinking knee-jerk response that, “its terrible.” or something like that. Yet, when they go to Wal-Mart, etc., the same people seem to only notice that “Made in China,” means a low price, never thinking that it often means “Made by Slave Labor”.

Buying those products is an endorsement of slavery. We abolished it here. But, we condone it elsewhere.

At a minimum, bring back heavy tariffs on such imports.
73 posted on 08/13/2003 9:26:33 AM PDT by Barnacle (And, as the world grew smaller, America found itself living in a bad neighborhood)
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To: dr_who_2
Seriously bad judgement, if any? No, whole lotta chicom money.
74 posted on 08/13/2003 9:29:44 AM PDT by monkeywrench
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To: Poohbah
PING!
75 posted on 08/13/2003 10:19:11 AM PDT by Orion78 (FREE IRAN!)
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To: ffusco
Go to the fork in the road, hang a right and cross the creek. Plenty of good chow and beer.
76 posted on 08/13/2003 2:25:07 PM PDT by TLI (...........ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA..........)
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To: TLI
Beer! Awsome, I know some girls from Olympus who need a night out!
77 posted on 08/13/2003 3:37:02 PM PDT by ffusco (Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
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To: monkeywrench
Ah, yes.
78 posted on 08/13/2003 3:42:26 PM PDT by dr_who_2
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To: HighRoadToChina
The Clinton Administration.

A gift that keeps on giving.
79 posted on 08/13/2003 3:53:40 PM PDT by MattGarrett
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To: MattGarrett
Just like herpes...
80 posted on 08/13/2003 4:00:27 PM PDT by null and void (without the charm...)
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