Overview

• State broadcaster CCTV disclosed the DF-5B ICBM’s maximum range of 7,500 miles and accuracy of 0.3 miles.
• Upgraded variants can deliver a 3 to 4 megatonne nuclear yield, about 200 times the power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
• Integrated MIRV technology allows a single DF-5B to carry up to ten independently targetable reentry vehicles.
• The announcement comes after the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force tested a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific Ocean in September 2024.
• These revelations coincide with broader PLA modernization, including the recent deployment of H-6 bombers to Woody Island in the South China Sea.