This is reported by CNN.
As noted, the missile, placed on an eight-wheeled mobile platform, was first spotted on social networks on the eve of the parade, and it came as a surprise even to experienced military analysts.
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The DF-61 was shown at the parade along with the JL-1 air-to-air ballistic missile, the JL-3 intercontinental submarine-launched missile, as well as a new version of the DF-31 land-based ICBM.
The state-run Xinhua news agency noted that the Chinese army for the first time presented a full range of long-range strategic systems that form a sp\o called Nuclear triad - land, sea, and air. In Beijing, the new missile was called a "strategic trump card for protecting sovereignty and national dignity."
According to the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg, the designation DF-61 was last used in the 1970s for a liquid-fueled missile, the development program of which was closed in 1978.
As a reminder, on Wednesday, September 3, a large-scale military parade was held in Beijing, the main event of which was the joint appearance of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, russian president vladimir putin who is now a wanted man after the International Criminal Court formally issued a warrant for his arrest over the war in Ukraine, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. During the parade, a wide range of military developments were presented, in particular:
- China first demonstrated the DF-5C intercontinental nuclear missile, capable of hitting targets anywhere in the world;
- strategic forces based on land, sea and air were shown - the so-called nuclear triad;
- Space and cyber forces were presented for the first time;
- new HSU-100 and AJX-002 unmanned underwater vehicles, as well as samples of laser weapons were demonstrated.
Earlier The Pentagon warned of a nuclear alliance between russia and China and issued an extremely pessimistic forecast while China raised its military budget.
As Defense Express reported, that China considered buying 36 russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers for $1.5B, dropped the deal after 2022.
We also wrote on why not Ukraine was like the Philippines, where just the intention to acquire Tomahawks struck fear into China.
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