BOHAI BAY, CHINA — The Chinese People's Liberation Army successfully tested its new submarine-launched ballistic missiles on June 2. <br /><br />According to Defence Blog, the test launches took place past 4 a.m. at Bohai Bay near China's Shandong province. <br /><br />Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily reports that the PLA gave the public a 3-minute heads up before suddenly restricting access to waters at 2:30 a.m. <br /><br />Eyewitnesses in Liaoning, Shanxi, and Shandong claimed to have seen long missile tail fins, but weren't given any sort of explanation by the authorities.<br /><br />Defence blog reports that the SLBMs being tested were allegedly JL-3 third generation solid fuel missiles, which have an intercontinental range of 12 to 14,000 kilometers, and can carry up to 10 independent warheads.<br /><br />According to Jane's Missiles and Rockets, the JL-3 is meant to arm Beijing's next-generation Type 096 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class- due to enter service in the late 2020s.
