The United States has said China is expanding its arsenal of nuclear weapons even more quickly than expected.China had more than 500 operational nuclear warheads by May 2023 and was “on track to exceed previous projections”, the Pentagon said in its annual report (PDF) on China’s military power, which was released on Thursday.It added that Beijing was likely to have more than 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030, and will continue expanding its capabilities to ensure its modernisation is “basically complete” by that year.
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