CHINA has showcased missiles it dubs “aircraft carrier killers” in a chilling warning after the United States sent USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan to the disputed South China Sea – with one expert warning US President Donald Trump: “Don’t underestimate us.”
The People’s Liberation Army’s Rocket Force recently launched a DF-26 intermediate-range anti-ship ballistic missile – which can be equipped with nuclear warheads – as part of an ongoing exercise, after the US sent the vessels to the disputed waterway for exercises. They subsequently took took part in joint naval drills with India, Japan and Australia in the Indian Ocean and Philippine Sea.