China Replaces Leadership Of Nuclear Missile Force In Major Military Shake-Up: Report

The government had last week announced that it was replacing Qin Gang as foreign minister after he had not been seen in public for a month.

The Rocket Force is a relatively new unit of the People’s Liberation Army. Its creation was announced in January 2016 after a major reshuffle of China’s military structure.

It oversees China’s arsenal of strategic missiles, both conventional and nuclear, and can both deter and strike, according to the government.