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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Bill Gertz, Report: China Building Electromagnetic Pulse Weapons for Use
Against US Carriers. Washington Times, July 21, 2011.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news
/2011/jul/21/beijing-develops-radiation-weapons/
("'For use against Taiwan, China could detonate at a much lower altitude (30
to 40 kilometers) … to confine the EMP effects to Taiwan and its immediate
vicinity and minimize damage to electronics on the mainland,' the [National
Ground Intelligence Center's 2005] report said")
Note:
(a) National Ground Intelligence Center
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ground_Intelligence_Cente
(part of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command)
(b) It is unclear from this report whetehr China seeks nuclear EMP weapons
alone--or in conjuction with non-nuclear ones.
----------------------------Separately
(1) “美政府无意对台出售F16战机.” BBC Chinese, July 22, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/chinese_news/2011/07/110722_tw_jet_fighter_f16.shtml
("总部在美国的美台商会说，美国政府预计在今年十月前就是否对台出售F16战斗机作
出宣布，而从这个时间点看，奥马巴政府无意对台出售战机")
Note:
(a) The report cites
Peter Enav, US official: Decision on Taiwan F-16 Sale by Oct. Associated
Press, July 22, 2011.
http://news.yahoo.com/us-official-decision-taiwan-f-16-sale-oct
(b) However, a blog a day earlier suggested the official is somebody in the
inner circle of secretary of state Clinton, if not Clinton herself.
William Wan, Clinton Promises Decision on F-16 Sales to Taiwan. Washington
Post, July 21, 2011 (blog).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs
/checkpoint-washington/post/clinton-promises-decision-on-f-16-sales/2011/07/
21/gIQAj2zTSI_blog.html
(2) 京珠高速大巴起火40余人死亡. BBC Chinese, July 22, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp
/chinese_news/2011/07/110722_china_busfire.shtml
("这是一辆从山东威海到湖南长沙的双层卧铺大客车，今天（22日）凌晨在京珠高速上
信阳明港附近起火")
Note: 河南省信阳市明港镇
(3) The future of the Joint Strike Fighter | Coming Up Short; America should cut back orders for its late and expensive new fighter—and spend the cash on more useful kit. Economist, July 14, 2011
http://www.economist.com/node/18958367
("Analysts question whether it is as stealthy as claimed and its ability to penetrate the best future air-defence systems. And to be as stealthy as it is, the F-35 can carry only two air-to-air missiles. * * * The F-35’s range of around 600 miles (1,000km) is another problem.") | c**********w
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