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China Develops Medium-Range Missile That Can Kill U.S. Aircraft Carriers

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Monday, July 14th, 2008

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China has developed and is about to deploy medium-range missiles that can hit U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, according to a report in The Washington Times. The Department of Defense is following the Chinese program closely, with missile tests imminent. With Chinese development of the precision-guided CSS-5 anti-ship missile, and possible development of two more new medium-range anti-ship missiles, the U.S. Navy could be held at bay while China invaded Taiwan, as it has threatened to do. In contrast, in the…

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