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I'm reminded of the Chinese bolsters in the early-mid 70s that they could have nuked Moscow in retalliation for any 1st Soviet strike. We now learned that they did not have that capability until late 70s/early 80s even though they have demonstrated the technology and even positioned nuke tipped IRBMs in Western China.
Even though the rockets had the range and they've tossed quite a few in tests, the Chinese never admitted it that those rockets never landed where they wanted them to land (we just took their word for their accuracy). They could have missed target zero by as much as 50 miles and hence, their reliance on big nukes (3-5 megaton range vs our 80-120 kt range).
I would suggest strongly that readers look at the facts strongly before deciding whether this is a bluff or an actual threat.
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Chimo
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