Volgens staatsomroep CCTV is China's nieuwste intercontinentale raket, de DF-61, veel sneller opgenomen in de militaire training dan eerdere versies. Dit roept de vraag op of het Volksbevrijdingsleger efficiënter wordt in het integreren van nieuwe strategische raketten. Experts wijzen op de snelle transitie van deze raket sinds zijn publieke debuut.
China’s newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, has made its way into routine military training much faster than earlier ICBMs, according to state broadcaster CCTV. That raises the question of whether the People’s Liberation Army is becoming more efficient at integrating new strategic missiles into its nuclear forces. Shao Yongling, who has worked as a researcher with the PLA Rocket Force, told CCTV on Thursday that the DF-61’s progression from its public debut at a...