The DF-3A (NATO: CSS-2) is a Chinese liquid-fueled, single-stage, nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile that entered service in 1971.

[5] In 1988 China sold several dozen (reportedly between 36 and 60) DF-3A missiles to Saudi Arabia.

[3][6] Saudi Arabia publicly displayed them for the first time in 2014.

[7] Deployment of the missile began in 1971,[1] reaching a peak of 110 by 1984, then shrinking to 50 in 1993.

[citation needed] It was estimated by the U.S. DoD that there were 17 missiles and 10 launchers in operation as of 2010 under a single brigade.