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China’s Nuclear Arsenal Buildup
October 24 , 2023
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- A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal.
- China may be pursuing a new intercontinental missile system using conventional arms.
- Last year’s report warned that Beijing was rapidly modernizing its nuclear force and was on track to nearly quadruple the number of warheads it has to 1,500 by 2035.
- The 2023 report finds that Beijing is on pace to field more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.
- The United States has 3,750 active nuclear warheads.
- China’s military spending for 2023 rose 7.2% to 1.58 trillion yuan, or $216 billion in U.S. dollars.
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