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The U.S. Navy has in its arsenal today, the capability "to pre-empt" China's anti-ship ballistic missile system before it becomes operational.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Countering Beijing's new weapon
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China also confirmed for the first time that it was developing an antiship ballistic missile that the Pentagon says may already be basically operational and eventually capable of hitting a moving aircraft carrier up to 1, 700 miles, or 2, 700 kilometers, from China's shores.
WSJ: Beijing Launches GPS Rival
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" He declared that "a robust, sea-based, lower-tier theater ballistic missile defense capability, found in the Navy Area Missile Defense Program, is critical to reducing operational risk to the warfighter.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Decision to Cancel Navy Missile Defense Program Should be Reversed and New Management, Willing to Deploy Sea-Based Systems, Hired