{"id":182753,"date":"2025-09-04T09:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=182753"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:47:40","slug":"china-for-first-time-unveils-nuclear-triad-at-v-day-parade-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/04\/china-for-first-time-unveils-nuclear-triad-at-v-day-parade-in-beijing.html","title":{"rendered":"China for first time unveils nuclear triad at V-Day parade in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-182754\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/e90c504c-1b3f-4502-958e-2adf8043103e_4ef82a03-750x375-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/e90c504c-1b3f-4502-958e-2adf8043103e_4ef82a03-750x375-1.png 750w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/e90c504c-1b3f-4502-958e-2adf8043103e_4ef82a03-750x375-1-390x195.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beijing: China for the first time showcased its complete nuclear triad during a grand military parade held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of its victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the highlight of the parade was the unveiling of the new intercontinental ballistic missile Dong Feng-61 (DF-61), alongside the public display of the air-launched long-range missile JingLei-1 (JL-1), signalling the operational readiness of China\u2019s air, land and sea-based nuclear deterrent.<\/p>\n<p>Military experts said the triad, comprising DF-series land-based ICBMs, Julang-3 (JL-3) submarine-launched missiles, and the newly unveiled JL-1 air-launched system, places China among the few nations with full-spectrum nuclear capability. The Chinese military described these weapons as \u201cstrategic ace power to safeguard the country\u2019s sovereignty and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The parade also featured previously unseen high-speed strike missiles, armed drones, and an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV), which analysts noted could be used to target undersea infrastructure such as communication cables and gas pipelines.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s nuclear buildup has drawn attention from strategic circles globally. The US Department of Defence, in its 2024 report to Congress, noted that Beijing is advancing long-term modernisation of its People\u2019s Liberation Army Rocket Force to enhance strategic deterrence, estimating China\u2019s stockpile at over 600 nuclear warheads in 2024 with projections to reach 1,000 by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the parade attended by several world leaders, including Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>The commemoration, referred to as the 80th anniversary of the \u201cPeople\u2019s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,\u201d underscored China\u2019s role in defeating fascism during World War II alongside Allied powers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing: China for the first time showcased its complete nuclear triad during a grand military parade held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of its victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan. According to Kashmir Media Service, the highlight of the parade was the unveiling of the new intercontinental ballistic missile Dong Feng-61 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":182754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/09\/e90c504c-1b3f-4502-958e-2adf8043103e_4ef82a03-750x375-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}