Missile troops told to improve capability
Chinese President Hu Jintao has asked the country’s strategic missile troops to improve their capability as soon as possible.
Hu praised the troops for their modernization process and for fulfilling the tasks assigned to them by the Communist Party, but asked for further improvement in capability called for at the recently concluded 17th party congress, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Called the Second Artillery Force, the missile troops are part of China’s 2.3 million member People's Liberation Army. Xinhua said the force has formed its own series of weaponry and equipment, including both nuclear and conventional missiles of various types and ranges.
The SAF has a number of missile specialists who are recognized as special personnel of the PLA. Last year’s white paper on China's national defense said “high-tech means” have been widely adopted to “reform military training" and accelerating the process of “new weaponry becoming combat-ready ones," the report said. // Copyright 2007 by United Press International
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