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Fully armed aircraft from the 18th Wing conduct an elephant walk during a no-notice exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
Fully armed aircraft from the 18th Wing conduct an elephant walk during a no-notice exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

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  • The US Department of Defense released its annual China Military Power Report last week.
  • The report says China's has increased in missile stockpiles, doubling its supply of the DF-21 missile.
  • The increase in what an expert called "Japan Killers" gives China greater capability to threaten US bases.

China has continued to build up its already menacing rocket force and nearly doubled the number of one particular missile it could use to target and pummel US bases in Japan should a conflict break out.

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Military & Defense, Defense, China, df-21, missiles, us-military-base, Japan
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China roughly doubled the number of missiles it could use to go after US bases …