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China’s Nuclear Development Outstrips Predictions; 1,000 Warheads by 2030

Nov. 3, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
China is building new nuclear weapons much faster than previously predicted, already has a “nascent nuclear triad,” and will field more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to the Pentagon’s 2021 report on China's military power, released Nov. 3. According to a Pentagon briefing ...
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