‘Can strike America anywhere': China reveals DF-5 nuke missile details after Hegseth's 'provocation'

Amid rising tensions with the United States, China has, for the first time, publicly disclosed key specifications of one of its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles 'DF-5.' In a rare move, state broadcaster CCTV revealed that the DF-5 can carry a 3 to 4 megaton nuclear warhead, has a range of 12,000 km, and is accurate within 500 meters, that is enough firepower to reach the US and Western Europe.
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