| dc.description.abstract | The starting of nuclear weapon development of People′s Republic of China (P.R.C) is a consequence of been Nuclear Blackmailed for three times by the U.S during the early years of their nation’s history. With the help from U.S.S.R, the fundamentals of self-developed nuclear weapons and ballistic missile has been established. By 1960’s, Sino-Soviet split happened. U.S.S.R withdrew all their support however, P.R.C has eventually succeeded in developing their own atomic bomb. As for the ballistic missile, the P.R.C imitated the U.S.S.R P-2 ballistic missile, which finally leads to the development of the huge DF missile family. In response to the development of atomic bomb and ballistic missile, P.R.C began to organize commanding and research units along with training units. These fundamentals later led to the establishment of the PLA Second Artillery Corps. Followed by the combination of atomic bombs and missiles, the P.R.C has had their own nuclear strike threatening ability ever since.
There are a variety of the DF missile family of the Second Artillery Corps has been developed. The 1st generation of DF missile are the DF-2, DF-3 medium-range ballistic missile, DF-4 intermediate-range ballistic missile, and DF-5 intercontinental ballistic missile. The DF-5 is updated to the DF-5B model, and all the other 1st generation DF models are out of service by now.
Models since the 2nd generation include the DF-11 Short-range ballistic missile, DF-15 Short-range ballistic missile, DF-16, DF-21 medium-range ballistic missile, DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile, DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missile, and DF-10 cruise missile. These models are continuously updating to fit the cutting-edge technology level. They all have their own roles and targets. Still, the Surface-to-Ship Missile as well as the cruise missile are capable of attacking the U.S carrier battle group, which expands the influences of the P.R.C to the Second island chain. Moreover, most of the areas around the globe are within range of the intercontinental ballistic missiles, making a great tactical threaten power to the U.S. | en_US |