Saudi Arabia has staged its largest ever military exercise and unveiled its new Chinese-made ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads

Saudi Arabia has staged its largest ever military exercise and unveiled its new Chinese-made ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

According to media reports, the Saudi army put on public display its Chinese-made Dongfeng-3 (DF-3) ballistic missiles for the first time during a massive military parade on Thursday.

The maneuvers, which were codenamed ‘Abdullah’s Shield’ were held in the northern, eastern and southern regions of the country, with the Saudi press stating, “tens of thousands of soldiers, backed by military jets, helicopters and ships as well as tankers and anti-missile systems, are participating” in the “largest military exercise in the kingdom’s history.” 130,000 troops were involved, while the Gulf nation also unveiled missiles purchased from China, local media stated.

The General Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Hussian Al Qabeel said, “We are preparing our armed forces to protect the nation. The armed forces do not aim to attack anyone as this is not our wise government’s policy.”

Saudi Arabia unveiled Chinese CSS-2 intermediate-range ballistic missiles publically for the first time, which were bought in 1987 during the Iran-Iraq war.