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| RT-2UTTKh Topol-M (Image: Wiki Commons) |
China's DF-31B road-mobile ICBM is the Chinese version of the Russian-built RT-2PM Topol, the official website of the Moscow-based Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Oct. 8.
Pentagon spokesperson Cynthia Smith said China completed a test of the DF-31B on Sept. 25 and that the new missile system is probably a multi-warhead version of the DF-31 missile. It is designed specifically for travel on rugged terrain or other difficult road conditions, a Chinese military website stated. The state-run Russian newspaper said that China is currently the only nation except Russia to develop a land-based ICBM.
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