By Zachary Keck
U.S. military analysts warn of the growing threat Chinese cruise missiles pose to the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region
A new report by U.S. military analysts warns of the growing threat Chinese cruise missiles pose to U.S. and allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
“A key element of the PLA’s investment in antiaccess/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities is the development and deployment of large numbers of highly accurate antiship cruise missiles (ASCMs) and land-attack cruise missiles (LACMs) on a range of ground, air, and naval platforms. China’s growing arsenal of cruise missiles and the delivery platforms and C4ISR systems necessary to employ them pose new defense and nonproliferation challenges for the United States and its regional partners,” the report states.
The report, entitled A Low-Visibility Force Multiplier: Assessing China’s Cruise Missile Ambitions (PDF), was put out by the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at the Institute for National Strategic Studies. It was written by Dennis M. Gormley, Andrew S. Erickson and Jingdong Yuan.
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