DIA: China on track to have more than 1,000 operational nukes by 2030, faster than expected

By Jason Sherman / October 23, 2024 at 8:11 PM
China is growing its nuclear force at a faster rate than previously forecast and will have more than 1,000 operational warheads fielded by 2030 on delivery systems capable of striking the United States, according to a new Defense Intelligence Agency report on the growing nuclear capabilities of strategic competitors and regional rivals. On Oct. 23, DIA published a 54-page report that provides an update to a 2018 assessment on the global nuclear landscape that provides a current unclassified overview of...

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