China mobilizes missiles able to sink US warships

(Insider) Chinese media touted the mobilization of a far-reaching anti-ship ballistic missile Thursday specifically highlighting its ability to target ships in the South China Sea. Chinas DF-26 ballistic missile has reportedly been mobilized in northwestern China according to the Global Times citing state broadcaster China Central Television. The weapon commonly described as a carrier killer is an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear warheads to targets on land and at sea. The report from the Global Times notes that the activation of the DF-26 comes just after a US warship trespassed into Chinas territorial waters off the Xisha Islands (Paracel Islands) in the South China Sea on Monday a reference to a legal freedom-of-navigation operation conducted by destroyer USS McCampbell. We urge the United States to immediately cease this kind of provocation the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in response accusing the US of having gravely infringed upon Chinas sovereignty.