China’s multi-nuke hypersonic missile, that can strike ANYWHERE in the world, will be ready ‘within a few months’
Dongfeng-41 is said to have the longest range of any ballistic rockets
Previous reports have claimed the missile has a range of 7,500 miles (12,000km)
The warhead will be inducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2018
It has successfully undergone its eighth test, according to state-run media
The video insisted Beijing wouldn’t deploy weapons unless it’s provoked
By TRACY YOU and PHOEBE WESTON
DAILYMAIL.COM
21 November 2017
China’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike anywhere in the world with nuclear warheads is expected to be ready during the first half of next year.
Dongfeng-41 missile, which is said to have the longest range of any ballistic rockets in the world, has undergone its eighth test and is now near completion, according to state-run media.
Previous reports have claimed that the missile has a range of at least 7,500 miles (12,000km) and could carry up to 10 nuclear warheads.
The new missile also has a speed of more than Mach 10 (7,672mph) and can use decoy devices to find it way through the enemy’s missile defence systems.
The warhead will be inducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in 2018 after first being introduced in 2012, the report from China’s state-run Global Times says.
‘It can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, each of which can target separately,’ Xu Guangyu, a senior adviser of the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association told Global Times.
The missile must have ‘matured considerably’ if it is to be operational in 2018, Mr Guangyu said.
‘Once the Dongfeng-41 goes into service, China’s ability to protect its own safety and to prevent wars would greatly increase’, he said.
Reports suggest the missile’s most recent test took place this month.
State-run media claim tests took place in its Western desert area but the exact location has not been revealed.
In July, a propaganda video from China claimed that Beijing owns about 2,500 ballistic missiles.
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