The US military is afraid, as China publicly reveals the real combat capability of the DF-5, which has a yield of 4 million tons and can flatten New York City in the US.

Recently, the CCTV disclosed secrets by order, with constant messages. Even the performance of our DF-5 has been made public. Although it is the first intercontinental missile that entered service in China 45 years ago, the DF-5 made China the third country after the US and the Soviet Union to possess the capability of intercontinental nuclear strikes.

As the first intercontinental missile of China, with a range of 12,000 kilometers and a nuclear warhead with a yield of 4 million tons, it really shocked the US. You need to know that this level of power is equivalent to 260 Hiroshima atomic bombs. The fireball generated instantly would have a diameter exceeding 3 kilometers, and the shockwave could destroy buildings within dozens of kilometers. The surface fires caused by thermal radiation are powerful enough to flatten New York City in the US.

So, the accuracy mentioned by CCTV at 500 meters is meaningless. Even if the accuracy is 5 kilometers, it won't affect the target strike. Within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, such a huge destructive power could make the area barren.

Even the US itself doesn't have such a powerful intercontinental missile. The explosive yield of each warhead of the current US Minuteman III is only around 470,000 tons.

And as one of China's highly confidential intercontinental missiles, according to the military equipment disclosure convention, declassifying core data of old models often means they have retired from frontline service. As a "veteran" serving for 44 years, the public disclosure of its parameters suggests that new weapon systems like the DF-41 and JL-3 have fully taken on the duty of being on standby, and what scares the US military is that the latest model of the DF-5 series, the DF-5C, may already be in service.

You need to know that the initial estimate of the US military regarding the range of the DF-5 was only 9,000 kilometers. For the latest model, the DF-5C, the estimated range also exceeds 10,000 kilometers. But now, the range of the DF-5 is already 12,000 kilometers. Just think about it, how far do you think the range of the DF-5C might be? If the single-warhead yield of the DF-5 is already 4 million tons, how much would the single-warhead yield of the DF-5C be, considering it's a multiple-warhead design? Also, the DF-5B has already adopted high-speed maneuvering re-entry technology, making interception by existing anti-missile systems almost impossible. Just imagine what new technologies the DF-5C might adopt. Once you think about these details, the US military will definitely take a sharp intake of breath.

Some netizens are very puzzled. Isn't the most advanced one the DF-41? What exactly is the DF-5C?

To be precise, both are the most advanced. The DF-5C can only be launched from silos, but it has a long range and great power, with a single warhead yield reaching millions of tons, and a longer range. On the other hand, the DF-41 can be launched by missile carriers, providing flexibility, but the single warhead yield is smaller, less than a million tons. They complement each other; the former relies on large-yield warheads to specialize in striking reinforced targets like underground command posts and missile silos; the latter ensures secondary nuclear counterattack capabilities through rapid response and concealment. This combination covers all areas and maximizes penetration efficiency, forming the "dual pillars" of China's land-based nuclear forces.

In fact, China's current nuclear weapons technology is far superior to that of the US. Even China's least advanced intercontinental missiles can strike the US mainland, while the US cannot even develop its Sentinel ICBMs yet and still depends on the Minuteman, whose launch success rate is only 50%. If not for the US military's reliance on its first-strike advantage and the stockpiling of more than 3,000 nuclear warheads, while China deliberately controls the scale of its nuclear arsenal, the US nuclear arsenal might not be able to compare with ours.

Just a few days ago, US Defense Secretary Hackett渲染ed "China's military threat" at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, inciting Asia-Pacific allies to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP; in May, the US just announced the mass production of the B61-13 bunker-buster nuclear bomb (yield 360,000 tons); meanwhile, NATO is accelerating its "Asia-Pacificization," and France openly promotes the deployment of military forces into Southeast Asia. In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Ukraine's attack on a Russian strategic bomber base caused a short-term imbalance in Russia's nuclear deterrence, further increasing global nuclear instability.

This time, CCTV publicly disclosed the DF-5, which is a heavy warning to the US and also a direct challenge to the US. China has long possessed the capability for global, no-blind-spot nuclear strikes. All intelligence information about China held by the US military is wrong, and the actual power of China's weapons far exceeds the US military's predictions.

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7512859804441674292/

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