China Speeds Nuclear-Weapons Buildout, US Defense Agency Says
China is pressing ahead with plans to rapidly upgrade and expand its nuclear weapons arsenal across land, sea and air, ...
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The Great American Nuclear Weapons Upgrade
New nuclear-capable planes and upgrades to old equipment are coming. Will they deter warfare or lead to an arms race?
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China's explosive nuclear expansion: Beijing will have more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, says US Intel report
According to a report by the US Defence Intelligence Agency, China is expanding and modernising its nuclear arsenal, in an ...
China’s nuclear arsenal the ‘most rapid expansion’ ever
The Defense Intelligence Agency estimates that by the end of the decade, China will have more than 1,000 operational nuclear weapons.
China Enlarging Nuclear Forces With Eye on America: US Intel
"China is undergoing the most rapid expansion and ambitious modernization of its nuclear forces in history—almost certainly driven by an aim for enduring strategic competition w ...
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Report to Congress on LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM
The following is the Oct. 17, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel ...
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Beyond the politics, China's missile test reflects military need
Although Western militaries believe China has boosted the quality and quantity of its warheads, missiles and silos in recent years, only full-range tests can gauge the accuracy and reliability of ...
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U.S. Nuclear Defense Should Not Be So Costly
Instead of investing billions in outdated missile defense systems, why not move to a minimum deterrent doctrine?
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China’s openness about its latest nuclear missile test shows growing confidence vis-à-vis the United States
By 2010, before Xi Jinping came to power, China had only about 20 silo-based DF-5A ICBMs that had extremely low survivability from a US nuclear first strike and had deployed about eight road-mobile DF ...
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China’s missile test reflects military need
Although Western militaries believe China has boosted the quality and quantity of its warheads, missiles and silos in recent years, only full-range tests can gauge the accuracy and reliability of a ...