China fast-tracks mobile ICBM to lock down second-strike edge

China’s rapid operational integration of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) underscores an accelerating push to modernize its land-based deterrent, addressing key technical vulnerabilities of earlier systems while fortifying second-strike survivability amid an unprecedented nuclear expansion. This month, multiple media outlets reported that China’s newest road-mobile ICBM, the DF-61, has entered routine training
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