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Get Ready, America: Here Comes China's Ballistic Missile Defenses ( Source- The National Interest / Author- Michael Peck)

Chinese DF-21 A Missile ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Max Smith) Source- The National Interest Author- Michael Peck It's time for America to worry about Chinese ballistic missile defenses (BMD). That's the conclusion of a new study by the Federation of American Scientists, which found that while Beijing has not yet decided to build strategic missile defenses, Chinese leaders are seriously thinking about it. "Unlike some years ago, there is little doubt today that China is developing a strategic BMD capability; their flight tests alone make that clear," said authors Bruce MacDonald and Charles Ferguson, who spoke with more than 50 Chinese and American experts, including Chinese officials, military officers and academics. While Chinese BMD is in the development stage, it does give Beijing the option of deploying a missile defense capability – or not – depending on its assessment of the international situation. "At a minimum, it ap