Expert: nuclear capabilities China approach the level of Russia and the US
"First, it is clear that despite the start of deployment of missile solid fuel powerful DF-41 [mobile and capable of carrying multiple warheads guided individually], no withdrawal missile liquid fuel is expected the near future.
China is rising investment in creating new versions of DF-5 missiles, "he said.
According to the expert, this allows reconsider the prospects for growth in the Chinese nuclear arsenal.
"Before it seemed likely to replace the DF-41 DF-5 and one additional number of these missiles were produced. Now it seems they will complement the existing arsenal of DF-5," he said.
Kashin also highlighted the advantages of Chinese missile.
"It's a liquid fuel missile powerful weighing 183 tons release. 
Its potential energy is so large that helped create on its basis a whole class of carrier rockets. It is able to carry up to ten nuclear warheads USA along with the means to overcome missile defense. "
However, the expert noted that the missile has certain shortcomings.
"The missile is not mobile, is installed in tunnels or silos, and requires a long preparation time for launch. (...)
Thus, a small number of launchers of such missiles can be destroyed by an enemy will attack [before release], "he said.
However, the expert noted that today the situation has changed since the DF-5 is not the only Chinese carrier nuclear weapons capable of reaching US territory. Now they are also dangerous mobile systems based DF-31 and DF-41.
Second, China is building its own early warning system and strategic missile defense system. You can also assume that after numerous modifications prior to the release of new versions of the DF-5 time decreased significantly.
"Given the significant similarity of the design of this missile launch vehicles CZ-2 class, Chinese industry can expand the mass production of these missiles, possibly with the deployment of up to 10-15 new missiles of this class year.
These missiles would be cheaper to produce than solid fuel and have a longer shelf life, "said Kashin.
The number of these missiles could be limited by the possibilities of nuclear weapons complex construction and infrastructure, he added.
"Increasingly reason to expect a dramatic breakthrough in China for a few years, will bring to China the capabilities of the strategic nuclear forces of the US and Russia appear. What will cause radical changes in the rules of the game in the region Asia Pacific, "he said.
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