2,000 Chinese Missiles Seen To Be Aimed At Taiwan
July 19 2010
A Taiwanese defense study says China will have 2,000 missiles aimed at the island nation by the end of the year, Reuters reports.
There are an estimated 1,000 to 1,400 missiles pointed at Taiwan now, says the report.
The report, published in March, also says China's goal is to have a military strong enough to take over the island by 2020 and block any expected intervention of that move.
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