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DF-21D

Did China Start Testing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Into the South China Sea?
By Ankit Panda

Is North Korea Working Toward a 'Carrier-Killer' Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile?
By Ankit Panda

Keeping China’s Aircraft Carriers in Perspective
By Eric Gomez

New Equations in the Asia-Pacific as China Arrives as Military Power
By Harsh V. Pant

Cruise Missiles: China’s Real ‘Carrier Killer’
By Zachary Keck

Twilight of the Aircraft Carrier?
By James R. Holmes

Reality Check: US Naval Primacy Is Not Guaranteed
By James R. Holmes

How A2/AD Can Defeat China
A new report by the Rand Corporation calls for turning China’s A2/AD strategy on its head.

Lifting the Veil on China’s “Carrier-Killer”
A new report traces the DF-21D’s origins, developments and possible uses in combat conditions.

Drone Warfare Version 2.0: Great Power Edition
So far drones have been used to target terrorists, but the era of great power drone warfare is quickly taking shape.

AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance
Do AirSea Battle and A2/AD make the U.S.-China military balance more or less stable?

Why China May Limit “Carrier-Killer’s” Range
Even if China’s technically capable of expanding the DF-21D ABSM’s range, its foreign policy goals might dictate restraint.

Is China’s “Carrier Killer” Already Operational?
Plus, is the USAF inflating the DPRK & China missiles threats to fund its own nuclear modernization?

Meet Iran’s “Carrier Killer”: The Khalij Fars
While China is well know for its anti-ship weapons, other nations are also investing in such technology.

The DF-21D or "Carrier Killer": An Instrument of Deception?
Is all the hype part of an asymmetrical campaign by China to defeat its enemies without a fight?

Aircraft Carriers: R.I.P?
The Diplomat’s Robert Farley brings us the latest on this popular debate.

Surface Combat Fleets: Obsolete?
With America and others developing “carrier killer” missiles, what does the future hold for surface navies in wartime?

Missile Defense's Real Enemy: Math
Both sides of the missile defense debate have some powerful arguments. Yet, one basic idea may hold sway.

Did China Test its "Carrier-Killer?"
Unconfirmed reports suggest China may have recently tested its DF-21D ASBM, with DOD making an interesting declaration.
The Real Anti-Access Story
Given the advancing capabilities of China’s anti-access forces, questions of diffusion and proliferation bear consideration.

An Overhyped Threat: Ballistic Missiles
Even as N. Korea and others develop such weapons, history shows ballistic missiles have their shortcomings.

A New Game Plan For China's Nuclear Arsenal?
Xi’s recent speech to the 2nd Artillery have some thinking that changes are in store for China’s nuclear doctrine.
“Death by Blue Water Navy” Distracts from China’s Real Military Focus
Collins and Erickson respond to “Death by China” author Greg Autry.

China's "Carrier Killer": The DF-21D
Much has been made of the missile dubbed “the carrier killer.” Can it be countered?