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Latest nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), giant underwater drones and laser weapons have been unveiled in China’s military parade today in a show of strength against the West.
China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un grinned because the weapons were being displayed in the course of the commemoration of the tip of World War II in Beijing.
That is the Chinese leader’s third parade on Tienanmen Square – equaling the entire of his three immediate predecessors – so he has proven that he knows tips on how to throw on a superb spectacle for other authoritarians.
Much of the weaponry and equipment within the parade is being shown to the general public for the primary time, in accordance with Chinese media.
Considered one of them is the DF-5C, a brand new variant of the Dongfeng-5 nuclear ICBM, which is carrying as many as 12 warheads.
It’s a two-stage missile that uses liquid fuel, which implies its trajectory is propelled by two consecutive rocket stages, each with its own engine.
The missile is able to striking targets across the globe, including the Western Europe and mainland America.
Hypersonic anti-ship missiles – which China has previously tested against mock-ups of US aircraft carriers – were also paraded.
Those included the Yingji-19, Yingji-17 and Yingji-20.
Multiple other cruise missiles and hypersonic missiles – some equipped with ‘all-weather combat capabilities’ – were shown off as well.
Also shown were underwater drones including the AJX002, a protracted, black tube-shaped craft that appears like a narrow submarine with a rear propeller, and a brand new intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, which could carry carry nuclear warheads to distant targets.
One other anticipated weapon was also unveiled – the LY-1 laser, which was mounted on top of an eight-wheeler HZ-155 armoured truck.
As Metro reported yesterday, that is billed to be the ‘world’s strongest laser defence system’.
Marching within the parade were the standard People’s Liberation Army (PLA) units from the navy and military, but additionally recent ones just like the cyberspace unit.
The brand new unit is in control of cybersecurity defense measures, in accordance with the official Xinhua news agency, and in addition participated in live-fire drills.
One other debut was the knowledge support force, created in 2024 to construct network information systems to support military combat readiness.
That is the primary major military parade in the People’s Republic since 2019 on the seventieth anniversary of the founding of communist China.
Yet, for a lot of within the West, the defining image of the grand show of military might will not be the parade of nuclear missiles, stealth fighter jets, or drones.
It’s the sight of Xi, Putin and Kim standing side by side, smiling and joking in an unprecedented show of solidarity against the West.
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