DF-21 (English Wikipedia)

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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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 Power of the People's Republic of China 2008" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of Defense. p. 56 (p66 of PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2008.

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"China's 'Carrier-Killer' Missile Is For Real". defenseworld.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-03.

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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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Kristensen, Hans M. (September 28, 2010). "DF-21C Missile Deploys to Central China". fas.org. Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (PDF). National Air and Space Intelligence Center (Report). Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. April 2009. NASIC-1031-0985-09. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
"CRS RL33153 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF).
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Kristensen, Hans; Johns, Eliana; Korda, Matt; Knight-Boyle, Mackenzie (4 September 2025). "Nuclear Weapons At China's 2025 Victory Day Parade". Federation of American Scientists.

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Daniel DeFraia (30 January 2013). "China tests DF-21D missile on mock US aircraft carrier in Gobi desert". GlobalPost.

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Nouwen, Veerle; Wright, Timothy; Graham, Euan; Herzinger, Blake (January 2024). Long-range Strike Capabilities in the Asia-Pacific: Implications for Regional Stability (Report). The International Institute for Strategic Studies. p. 12.
Fitzpatrick, Mark (27 August 2021). "Saudi Arabia's ballistic-missile programme: an overview". International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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Hsiao-Huang Shu*. "China's Missile Defense Capability" (PDF). Taiwan Defense Research Institute.

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PLAN ASBM development, informationdissemination.net, March 28, 2009.

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Richard D Fisher Jr, James Hardy (30 August 2015). "China previews new ballistic missiles in practices for 3 September parade". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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"China fires missiles into South China Sea as U.S. sanctions Beijing". The Japan Times. The Japan Times. Aug 27, 2020.

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"China Produces A Guam Killer". Missile Threat. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25.

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Is China's "Carrier-Killer" Really a Threat to the U.S. Navy? - Nationalinterest.org, 2 September 2015
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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"Projects: Standard Missile-6". Naval Technology. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

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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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"Nuclear Warhead Modernization". NTI. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.

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"U.S., China trade jibes as military tensions worsen". Reuters. August 27, 2020.
"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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"How China could scupper US naval power". SCMP. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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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"DF21C". SinoDefence. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01.

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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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"New carrier-shaped target in Chinese desert 'not uncommon,' expert says". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

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Weeden, Brian. "2007 Chinese Anti-Satellite Test Fact Sheet" (PDF). Secure World Foundation.

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"Tsai calls on China to 'restrain itself'". Taipei Times, CNA and Bloomberg. August 28, 2020.

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Can China's DF-21D missile destroy US aircraft carriers as advertised?. Taiwan News. 29 August 2020.

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Kazianis, Harry. "China's Anti-Access Missile". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
Panda, Ankit (10 April 2018). "Revealed: China's Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Ballistic Missile". The Diplomat.

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Newdick, Thomas (1 May 2024). "China's H-6K Bomber Seen Firing Air-Launched Ballistic Missile For First Time". The War Zone.
Trevithick, Joseph (4 September 2025). "China's JL-1 Air Launched Ballistic Missile's Official Debut Is A Big Deal". The War Zone.

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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.
Erikson, Andrew S.; Yang, David D. (2009). "On the Verge of a Game-Changer". Proceedings Magazine. 135 (5). United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

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Pradun, Vitaliy (2018-03-20). "From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts—China's Missile Revolution and PLA Strategy against U.S. Military Intervention". Naval War College Review. 64 (2). ISSN 0028-1484.

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"Pradun: From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts, p.11". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

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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.
"Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008" (PDF). Office of the Secretary of Defense. p. 56 (p66 of PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2008.
"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.
"China's 'Carrier-Killer' Missile Is For Real". defenseworld.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
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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Pradun, Vitaliy (2018-03-20). "From Bottle Rockets to Lightning Bolts—China's Missile Revolution and PLA Strategy against U.S. Military Intervention". Naval War College Review. 64 (2). ISSN 0028-1484.
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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