The Pentagon said China is on track to have over 1,000 warheads by 2030, putting it closer to being a nuclear peer of the US and Russia.

China is rapidly growing its nuclear arsenal and will likely have 1,000 nuclear weapons by 2030 ... level talks had been held since September 2021. By sheer numbers alone, China is out dueling ...

There is also no direct evidence suggesting China plans to use plutonium to create nuclear weapons, according to a 2021 report by the Nonproliferation Education Policy Centre. Washington is less ...

The Pentagon, which estimates that Beijing’s nuclear arsenal increased by more than 20% between 2021 ... s weapons will likely be held at higher readiness levels. Since 2020, China has also ...

It also underscored U.S. concerns about China's fast growing nuclear weapons arsenal. "We will also continue to press for substantive bilateral engagement on issues related the PRC's nuclear ...

Reality Check: Where are the world's nuclear weapons? He added: "It's a threat to whoever you want to include China and it includes ... which ends in February 2021. The last time the US withdrew ...