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China tests very long range ballistic missile with 10 nuclear warheads

China tests ballistic missiles with the longest range in the world, capable of striking US or Britain with TEN nuclear warheads http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3552542/China-tests-nuke-longest-range-ballistic-missile-world-capable-striking-Britain-ten-warheads.html

• The rockers are believed to have a maximum range of around 8,700 miles
• Pentagon officials slammed China for testing ‘intercontinental weapons’
• China’s defence ministry refused to deny that a test had been carried out
• For more of the latest news from China visit www.dailymail.co.uk/china

By JAY AKBAR FOR MAILONLINE 22 April 2016 | 

China has tested a weapon which could be used to strike London and the United States with nuclear warheads.

The Dongfeng-41 missile, which has the longest range of any ballistic rocket in the world, can carry up to ten nuclear warheads.

US Pentagon officials are said to have slammed China for testing the ‘intercontinental weapons’, which have a maximum range of around 8,700 miles.

China hit back at its critics today, saying it was perfectly ‘normal’ to carry out ballistic missile launches.

US media site Washington Free Beacon, citing unnamed Pentagon officials, reported that China had carried out a test of its DF-41 long-range missile on April 12.

The report linked the tests to tensions between Washington and Beijing over the South China Sea, noting it came three days before a visit by US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter.

In a brief response, China’s defence ministry did not deny a test had been carried out, but dismissed media reports of a specific location as ‘pure speculation’.

A statement on the ministry’s website said: ‘It is normal for us to carry out scientific research tests in our own territory, according to our plans, and they are not aimed at any specific nations or targets.’

China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, which is home to some of the world’s most important shipping lanes and is believed to contain vast oil reserves.

April 23, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, weapons and war