DF-25 (Dong Feng-25) was a Chinese two-stage, solid-propellant, road-mobile

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(IRBM).

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stated it could deliver a single or multiple conventional warheads weighing over a maximum distance of 3,200 km to 4,000 km. There are conflicting reports on whether the DF-25 entered service, and if so, when. The

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notes reports that China had abandoned development of the DF-25 in 1996. The

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in its 2013 report to Congress on China's military developments made no mention of the DF-25 as a missile in service.

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