MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. During a grand parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the broader Anti-Fascist War, the Chinese military showcased the full spectrum of its nuclear capabilities. At the forefront was the headline-grabbing Dongfeng-5C (DF-5C) intercontinental ballistic missile, a symbol of significant shifts in global geopolitics. Military expert Alexander Stepanov from the Institute of Law and National Security at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration shared his perspective with TASS.
"Dongfeng, meaning ‘East Wind,’ and metaphorically ‘Wind of Change,’ stands as a powerful indicator of China’s advancing military-technical potential," Stepanov explained. He emphasized that the term ‘global’ is literal: with the declared tactical and technical specifications of the DF-5C, China’s land-based nuclear component can strike any location on Earth, including targets in the Western Hemisphere. The missile boasts a range exceeding 20,000 km, traveling at speeds of tens of Mach. It can carry up to ten independently targetable warheads, each capable of being thermonuclear, significantly enhancing its destructive capacity.
