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Australian think tank reports growth in China missile capabilities
A Lowy Institute report states China can strike Australia directly with missiles launched from ships, submarines, and land-based systems. The assessment says the threat will increase over the next decade as certain missile numbers grow.
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An Australian think tank reported Sunday that China possesses the ability to conduct a direct missile strike on Australia and that this capability is expanding. It noted that this missile can reach Australia from within China.
Report details The report stated that China's strike capacity will increase over the next decade as the DF-27 intermediate-range ballistic missile and potentially a conventionally armed intercontinental ballistic missile enter service in greater numbers.
The DF-27 has a range of 5,000 to 8,000 kilometers, according to the U.S. military in December. The report also referenced China's accumulation of long-range and hypersonic weapons and its construction of islands in the South China Sea as factors contributing to the growing threat.
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