China's Rapid Nuclear Arsenal Expansion Raises Concerns, Pentagon Warns
The Pentagon's annual report on China's military power warns that China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, surpassing previous estimates, and may be developing conventionally-armed long-range missiles capable of reaching the United States. China is rapidly modernizing its military and expanding its capabilities in land, air, sea, nuclear, cyber, and space domains. The report also highlights China's construction of three new fields of long-range ballistic missile silos. The US is concerned about China's lack of transparency regarding its nuclear buildup and urges greater dialogue on strategic stability. China's military aggression extends beyond Taiwan, with increased provocative behavior against US aircraft in the East and South China Seas.
- Pentagon warns about China's growing long-range missile arsenal in major report CNN
- China's Military Is Making Risky Moves and Adding Nuclear Warheads, U.S. Says The New York Times
- China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says Yahoo News
- 'Major expansion': China now has more than 500 nukes, Pentagon says POLITICO
- China sees Russia partnership as crucial to its great-power ambitions: Pentagon South China Morning Post
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