FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN

Intel Briefs: China putting U.S. carriers in bull's-eye?

Missiles designed specifically to target U.S. flattops

Posted: April 05, 2010
10:16 pm Eastern
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U.S. aircraft carrier (Navy photo)

China is at the test stage of a new type of ballistic missile designed to target aircraft carriers, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Since the U.S. is the only naval force with aircraft carriers in the region, Beijing's intentions leave little to the imagination.

Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told Congress that China is testing a new anti-ship ballistic missile, or ASBM.

The missile is a variant of the DF-21/CSS-5 medium-range ballistic missile. It was thought that the missile was only in the development stage. However, with the ongoing testing, the ASBM could become operational in a short time. Willard said the ASBM is just one in a number of ballistic missiles China is developing to "represent anti-access, a term used to describe kind of a forward power projection capability from mainland China."

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