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Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (PDF). Office of the Secretary of Defense (Report). U.S. Department of Defense. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2014. The DF-21D has a range exceeding 1,500 km and is armed with a maneuverable warhead.

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Majumdar, Dave (December 16, 2016). "How the U.S. Navy is Trying to Make China's 'Carrier-Killer' Missiles Obsolete". The National Interest.

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Electronic Countermeasures maybe only way to counter Chinese DF-21D Ballistic Missile - Navyrecognition.com, 14 December 2013

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"Exclusive: CIA Helped Saudis in Secret Chinese Missile Deal". Newsweek. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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"U.S. targets Chinese individuals, companies amid South China Sea dispute". Reuters. Reuters. Aug 26, 2020. A U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that on Wednesday China launched four medium-range ballistic missiles that hit the South China Sea between Hainan Island and the Paracel Islands.

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Huang, Kristin (26 August 2020). "Chinese military fires 'aircraft-carrier killer' missile into South China Sea in 'warning to the United States'". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020. The move came one day after China said a US U-2 spy plane entered a no-fly zone without permission during a Chinese live-fire naval drill in the Bohai Sea off its north coast.

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Fisher Jr, Richard (24 July 2007). "New Chinese Missiles Target the Greater Asian Region". International Assessment and Strategy Center - Research. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.

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"Report: Chinese Develop Special "Kill Weapon" to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers". U. S. Naval Institute. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
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Pomfret, John. "Military strength is eluding China." The Washington Post, 25 December 2010.
Mark Stokes; Dan Blumenthal (2 January 2011). "Can a treaty contain China's missiles?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

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Fisher Jr, Richard (24 July 2007). "New Chinese Missiles Target the Greater Asian Region". International Assessment and Strategy Center - Research. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014.
"Nuclear Warhead Modernization". NTI. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
The Military Power of the People's Republic of China - Annual Report to Congress (PDF) (Report). Office of the Secretary of Defense. 2007. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007.
Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (PDF). Office of the Secretary of Defense (Report). U.S. Department of Defense. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2014. The DF-21D has a range exceeding 1,500 km and is armed with a maneuverable warhead.
"DF21C". SinoDefence. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01.
"Pradun: From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts, p.12". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
"Pradun: From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts, p.11". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
"Report: Chinese Develop Special "Kill Weapon" to Destroy U.S. Aircraft Carriers". U. S. Naval Institute. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013.
"U.S. Navy Sees Chinese HGV As Part Of Wider Threat". Aviationweek.com. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
"China's anti-ship missile is nearly operational". Asahi Shimbin. August 26, 2020. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010.
WORLD TV (3 September 2015). "CHINA SHOWS OFF ITS MILITARY POWER ON V-DAY 70TH PARADE; Strategic Strikes Module Displays MISSILES". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13 – via YouTube.
Huang, Kristin (26 August 2020). "Chinese military fires 'aircraft-carrier killer' missile into South China Sea in 'warning to the United States'". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020. The move came one day after China said a US U-2 spy plane entered a no-fly zone without permission during a Chinese live-fire naval drill in the Bohai Sea off its north coast.
"China Produces A Guam Killer". Missile Threat. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.

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"How China could scupper US naval power". SCMP. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

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"China Testing Ballistic Missile 'Carrier-Killer'". Wired. March 29, 2010.

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Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt; Johns, Eliana; Knight, Mackenzie (2025-03-04). "Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 81 (2): 135–160. Bibcode:2025BuAtS..81b.135K. doi:10.1080/00963402.2025.2467011. ISSN 0096-3402.

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Why China Is Building Ships in the Desert. neo. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-08-10 – via YouTube.
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