Beijing’s Rare Disclosure on DF-5B Missile Signals Shift in Nuclear Messaging

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.

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