China’s stockpile of intermediate-range ballistic missile nuclear warheads should by no means be ignored. The People’s Liberation Army’s strategy of keeping a balance between its nuclear and conventional capabilities, or focusing on nuclear capability, as a matter of fact refers to these IRBMs and some short-range ballistic missiles.
It can be generally believed that the implementation of this strategic principle means each IRBM can be potentially armed with one nuclear warhead. The upgraded DF-25 and DF-21M IRBMs are very likely armed with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles, aimed at deterrence of India, Japan and Guam.
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