China continues its long march toward international dominance. After having announced its intention to become the world’s leading superpower, displacing the United States, by the hundred-year ...

There’s no doubt that China’s Dong Feng 21D (DF-21D) anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is, in theory, a formidable anti-access weapon. Since its alleged deployment circa 2010, many defense analysts ...

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The good folks at the Jamestown Foundation here in Washington D.C. have produced what is clearly the world’s authoritative guide detailing the strategic rationale, development, and ramifications ...

As Washington grapples with the visibly important issues of debt, the role and scope of government in Americans’ daily lives, and what should encompass core U.S. foreign-policy goals, dangerous ...

Summary and Key Points: China’s DF-21D is the anti-ship variant of the DF-21 family, designed to hold U.S. carrier strike groups at risk from land-based launchers. -With an estimated 1,500–2,000 ...

China has showcased the Dongfeng 21D, otherwise known as assassin's mace or carrier killer, at a military parade held in Beijing in honor of the 70th anniversary of World War II. Organizers went all ...

Summary and Key Points: China’s Dong Feng-21 missile, first deployed in 1991, embodies Beijing’s long-standing strategy of “Active Defense,” which is strategically defensive but operationally ...

Key Points and Summary - China's DF-21D "carrier-killer" anti-ship ballistic missile has worried U.S. naval strategists for years, raising serious questions about the survivability of aircraft ...