CSS-4 ICBM
Country of Origin: China
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The Dong Feng 5 (East Wind, DF-5) is a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was designated the CSS-4 by Western analysts. The missile is capable of hitting targets in Europe and the western United States. The improved DF-5A can hit all of the continental United States (CONUS).
As with other Chinese ballistic missiles, the DF-5 had a protracted development history. Although development began in 1965, the upheaval caused by the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)...
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