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Is China’s New ICBM A Game Changer In Asia Pacific? – Analysis ( Source- Eurasia Review / Author- Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, ORF)

Chinese DF-41 ICBM ( Credits- YouTube) Source- Eurasia Review Author- Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan Earlier this month, China tested its longest range intercontinental ballistic missile, DF-41.  This solid-fueled road mobile missile, tested on April 12, is considered more advanced than earlier Chinese missiles of the ICBM-class such as the DF-31 and is reported to have the range to hit any part of the US mainland.  Commenting on the test, US Strategic Command Commander Adm. Cecil Haney noted that China’s testing of missiles carrying multiple, independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs) reflect a growing focus and investment in both conventional and strategic forces.  The DF-41 is certainly one of the newer missiles and may be considered as more potent, but is it a game changer in the Asia Pacific theatre? The news about the testing was first reported by Bill Gertz in Washington Free Beacon on April 19.  While there were reports that suggested that DF-41 developme