China and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia
The People's Republic of China has developed and possesses weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and nuclear weapons. The first of China's nuclear weapons tests took place in 1964, and its first hydrogen bomb test occurred in 1966 at Lop Nur. [3]
Chinese nuclear weapons, 2024 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
2024年1月15日 · In this issue of the Nuclear Notebook, we estimate that China now possesses roughly 500 nuclear warheads, with more in production to arm future delivery systems. China is now believed to have one of the fastest-growing nuclear …
China leading ‘rapid expansion’ of nuclear arsenal, Pentagon says
2024年10月24日 · China is accelerating its buildup of nuclear weapons, forcing the U.S. to more than double earlier estimates of its pace, the Pentagon’s intelligence arm wrote in a report this week.
New Pentagon report says China now has over 500 operational nuclear …
2023年10月19日 · China may be accelerating its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal, according to a new report from the Pentagon, as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize and revamp its fighting forces in...
China Expands Nuclear Arsenal Under Xi, Bracing for Growing …
2024年2月4日 · China is developing an increasingly sophisticated array of missiles, submarines, bombers and hypersonic vehicles that can deliver nuclear strikes. Jason Lee/Reuters. A major shift in China’s...
China’s Nuclear Rise - The National Interest
3 天之前 · Nuclear weapons would provide a way to deter U.S. or other military intervention in China or its backyard, according to the PRC design for A2AD (anti-access, area denial) military operations for ...
Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2024: A “Significant Expansion”
2024年1月16日 · The 24-page report, published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, includes details on China’s nuclear weapons arsenal, including types of weapons, delivery vehicles, operations, and, importantly, questions that can help determine the reliability and accuracy of projections about the future growth of China’s nuclear capabilities.
By the numbers: China’s nuclear inventory continues to grow
2024年2月27日 · Last October, the US Department of Defence in its 2023 Annual Report made two forecasts: First, as of May 2023, China has more than 500 active nuclear weapons, exceeding earlier estimates. The 2022 report estimated that the …
Nuclear Notebook: Chinese nuclear weapons, 2023 - Bulletin of …
2023年3月13日 · We estimate that China has produced a stockpile of approximately 410 nuclear warheads for delivery by land-based ballistic missiles, sea-based ballistic missiles, and bombers. Additional warheads are thought to be in production to eventually arm additional road-mobile and silo-based missiles and bombers (see Table 1).
China Is on Track to Become Nuclear Superpower, Ushering in …
2023年4月19日 · WASHINGTON — On the Chinese coast, just 135 miles from Taiwan, Beijing is preparing to start a new reactor the Pentagon sees as delivering fuel for a vast expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal,...