China Testing Ballistic Missile ‘Carrier-Killer’

Ballistic Missiles As "Carrier-Killers"
from War News Updates by Bookyards

China Testing Ballistic Missile ‘Carrier-Killer’ -- The Danger Room

Last week, Adm. Robert Willard, the head of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), made an alarming, but little-noticed disclosure. China, he told legislators, was “developing and testing a conventional anti-ship ballistic missile based on the DF-21/CSS-5 [medium-range ballistic missile] designed specifically to target aircraft carriers.”

What, exactly, does this mean?

Read more ....
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/03/china-testing-ballistic-missile-carrier-killer/#more-23446

From Bookyards: The US has also been looking at developing such a weapon system .... but for anti-terrorism purposes. The problem with such a system is that when used the other side will not be able to determine if it is carrying a nuclear payload .... or a conventional one. All countries will assume the worse, and will take counter measures immediately.

If the Chinese are developing such a capability .... and it clearly appears that they are .... they are raising the nuclear threat level to a very dangerous point.