JL-2
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The JL-2 (Template:Zh, NATO reporting name CSS-N-14) is a Chinese second-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) deployed on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) Type 094 submarines. It succeeds the JL-1 SLBM deployed on the Type 092 submarine.[1]
The JL-2 provides China with its first viable sea-based nuclear deterrent.[1]
Development
The JL-2 is a naval variant of the land-based DF-31.[2][3] Their common 2-metre diameter solid fuel rocket motor was successfully tested in late 1983,[2] and research and development efforts were reorganized starting in 1985 to produce both missiles.[3]
The first JL-2 at-sea launch occurred in 2001 from a Type 031 submarine.[2][3] The program was delayed after a failed test in 2004.[2] Successful launches occurred in 2005 and 2008. The missile was successfully fired from a Type 094 submarine, the intended operational platform, for the first time in 2009.[2] A series of test launches occurred in 2012.[4]
During the development of the missile, it was reported that China was considering modifying the missile to accommodate an anti-satellite warhead to give it a sea-based anti-satellite capability.[5]
Type 094 deterrence patrols with JL-2 missiles began in December 2015.[6]
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Description
The JL-2 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile,[7] with a maximum range of Script error: No such module "convert"..[8] Its payload is a single[7] 1 Megaton warhead[9] or 3-8 MIRVs with yields of 20, 90, or 150kt.[10]
References
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Sources
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External links
- CSIS Missile Threat - Ju Lang-2
- JL-2 from Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica
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