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China shifts PLA's nuke missiles strategy toward “nuclear triad”: Analysts
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The rejig at China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force points to a paradigm shift in Xi’s nuclear strategy toward the so-called “nuclear triad” – a three-pronged force that allows nuclear missiles to be launched from the air, sea, and land &nd
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Former deputy general manager of China Energy expelled from Communist Part
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The punishment was announced on Wednesday in an official statement by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision.
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China replaces rocket force generals in surprise military shake-up
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
State media on Monday reported that, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has named Wang Houbin as commander of the Rocket Force and Xu Xisheng as political commissar of the force.
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PLA Rocket Force explodes in capability, but China refuses to explain why
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It is alarming when a military expands its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers by a factor of five. China has done precisely this, but the reasons for this snowballing have never been expounded by Beijing.
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India moving towards creating Rocket Force, defence services to acquire ar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a giant leap towards creating a rocket force to tackle the threat from the northern borders, Indian defence forces are set to place orders for two more units of the Pralay ballistic missiles at the cost of over Rs 7,500 crore.
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China's PLA aims to leverage advanced technology for use of unmanned weapo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Xi Jinping stressed that expeditiously upgrading the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to a 'world-class' force is the need of the hour.
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Israel Defence forces say two rockets launched from Gaza strip land near T
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1 (ANI/ Sputnik) - Israel detected the launch of two missiles from the Gaza Strip towards the sea and established that the shells fell off the coast of Tel Aviv, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday.
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Pentagon report issues "clarion call" over Chinese military ambitions
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 8 (ANI): Every year since 2000, the Pentagon in the USA has issued a report discussing developments in its chief protagonist, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China. The 2021 report was delayed by a couple of months compared to last year, but it was worth waiting for
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Bombers will add to China's growing nuclear triad
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 30 (ANI): The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, which controls China's nuclear arsenal, has attracted much attention recently with the discovery of no fewer than 250 intercontinental ballistic-missile silos in three separate installations deep inside China. However, on
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Missile silo splurge reflects China's "Cold War Mentality"
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 2 (ANI): Just what is China doing? Last week it was revealed that the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) is building yet another vast field of silos from which to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
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PLARF goes on missile silo-building spree
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 6 (ANI): One of the most groundbreaking revelations regarding China's nuclear missile arsenal was revealed last week, indicating a pending sharp rise in intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in the arsenal of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF).
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China's missile industry faces hurdles
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 31 (ANI): China has one of the most impressive inventories of missiles of any military. The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), the keeper of China's ballistic missile inventory, boasts weapons of all different ranges, both conventional and nuclear-tipped. However,
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