NEWS AND ANALYSIS: China’s People’s Liberation Army expanded the number of intermediate-range missiles in its arsenal last year as part of its expansion to 3,450 missiles of all range types, according to the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Fifty new DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missiles were added in 2025 for a total of 550 of these long-range missiles, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Adams, the DIA chief, told Congress on Thursday in written testimony. Gen. Adams said the