China baffles world with mystery bomber

China's H-8 stealth bomber may be more advanced than the American B-2A and capable of delivering a 350-kiloton nuclear warhead to the continental U.S. Although it's ''top secret,'' Chinese quasi-official Web sites brag that the Xian H-8 is a carbon-fiber, ''special nanotechnology''-coated, stealth, strategic, heavy bomber all rolled into one.

Oh, and it was made possible by stolen American technology.

[more likely untrue than true - but need we wait until true to recognize China's stated ambitions and prepare accordingly?]

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