China's multi-nuclear missile can hit anywhere
Dongfeng-41 may be inducted into the PLA as early as the first half of '18.
China’s next-generation multi-nuclear warhead intercontinental ballistic missile with a proclaimed ability to hit targets “anywhere in the world” may be inducted into the PLA early next year, a media report said on Monday. The new missile — the Dongfeng-41 — also has a speed of more than Mach 10 and can use decoy devices and chaff to pierce its way through the enemy’s missile warning and defence systems. The missile which underwent another test — the eighth since it was first announced in 2012 — could be in the People Liberation Army’s line-up as early as the first half of 2018, state-run a media reported.
The missile must have matured considerably if it is to start serving in the PLA, Xu Guangyu, a senior advisor of the China arms control and disarmament association said. The Dongfeng-41 is a three-stage solid-fuel missile with a range of at least 12,000 kms, meaning it could strike anywhere in the world from a mainland site, Xu said, adding that, “it can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, each of which can target separately.”