Pentagon Report Says China’s Nuclear Arsenal On Track To Double By 2030

 

Washington Post: China’s nuclear arsenal on track to double by 2030, Pentagon reports 

China has developed an arsenal of more than 500 operational nuclear warheads and is set to double that number by the end of the decade, exceeding previous Pentagon estimates, according to a Defense Department report. 

The figures, released in an unclassified public report to Congress on Thursday, are part of a broad assessment of China’s military goals and developments in the past year, and highlight the rapid advances in Beijing’s multi-decade plan to build a nuclear weapons arsenal that rivals that of the United States.  

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WNU Editor: China has responded to this US report .... China says US Pentagon report on nuclear warheads distorts facts (Reuters). 

The unclassified public report to Congress on China's nuclear ambitions is here (link here) 

Pentagon Report Says China’s Nuclear Arsenal On Track To Double By 2030  

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says -- AP  

China has sharply expanded nuclear arsenal, US says -- BBC 

‘Major expansion’: China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says -- Politico 

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