“China’s most powerful and advanced nuclear weapons system, the DF-41 has clearly been designed and deployed with deterring the United States in mind.”
Specifications
Mass: ~80,000 kilograms (180,000 lb)[1]
Length : ~21 metres (69 ft)[1]
Diameter : ~2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)[1]
Warhead: Thermonuclear weapon, 10-12 MIRVs (single 1 Megaton or MIRV with selectable 20, 90, 150 kiloton)[1]
Engine: Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket
Operational
range: ~14,000–15,000 kilometres (8,700–9,300 mi)[1]
Speed: Mach 25 (30,626 km/h; 19,030 mph; 8.5073 km/s)[2]
Guidance system: Inertial, likely with stellar updates and BeiDou[3]
Accuracy: 100m CEP[3]
Launch platform: Silo, road-mobile Transporter erector launcher
