by SemperFidelis
Reviving an idea that received some traction from the Cold War militaries of the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China is testing a rail mobile intercontinental ballistic missile system. The system is designed to operate along the standard and/or high speed rail systems of the People's Republic and, according to the following article, may be camouflaged to appear as either standard freight, passenger, or high speed passenger equipment.
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If made operable, this difficult to track system (when compared to fixed silos) will give the People's Republic a very important (speaking to matters both political and military) second strike capability that will enhance the nation's ability to maintain a force both credible and capable of nuclear deterance.
The nuclear forces of the People's Republic, though certainly large enough to cause planet-wide catastrophe and global economic ruin were they to be deployed, are rather few in number when compared to the unneccessarily vast arsenals of the United States and Russia, so I would doubt this system would lead to any great change in our force deployment or research efforts.
It is interesting to see once again, now in military matters, the difference in value placed upon the railroad by different cultures.
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If made operable, this difficult to track system (when compared to fixed silos) will give the People's Republic a very important (speaking to matters both political and military) second strike capability that will enhance the nation's ability to maintain a force both credible and capable of nuclear deterance.
The nuclear forces of the People's Republic, though certainly large enough to cause planet-wide catastrophe and global economic ruin were they to be deployed, are rather few in number when compared to the unneccessarily vast arsenals of the United States and Russia, so I would doubt this system would lead to any great change in our force deployment or research efforts.
It is interesting to see once again, now in military matters, the difference in value placed upon the railroad by different cultures.
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