China’s missile capabilities
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China is modernising its nuclear-capable missile inventory, transitioning from liquid-fuelled to solid-fuelled road-mobile, submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and cruise missiles
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Missile silo construction

MONGOLIA

Hami: 66 silos
Yumen: 120 missile silos and support facilities 
Ordos: 48 silos
Jilantai training area: At least 16 new missile silos

CHINA
1 Datong
2  Tianshui
3 Hanzhong
4 Hancheng, Lushi
5 Sundian, Nanyang 
6 Chizhou
7 Leping
8 Shaoyang
9 Huitong, Jinzhou, Tongdao
10 Yuxi

Beijing
RUSSIA
INDIA 

800km
500 miles


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People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force Brigades

1. 6 DF-31 missiles
2. 12 DF-31AG
3. 12 DF-41
4. 6 DF-31, 6 DF-5
5. 4 DF-4, 12 DF-31A
6. 12 DF-21A
7. 12 DF-21A
8. 12 DF-31AG
9. 6 DF-5A, 6 DF-5B, 4 DF-4
10. 24 DF-31A

Dong Feng-5, DF-5 Two-stage, liquid-propellant
missile. Range: 10,000-13,000km

DF-41 Three-stage solid fuel. Range: 12,000-15,000km
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Type 094 Jin-class submarines: Six deployed, each armed with 12 Ju Lang-2, JL-2 missiles.
Range: 8,000-9,000km
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Sources: FAS, NTI, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, MDAA
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