DOD Says China Will Have 1,000 Nuclear Warheads By 2030

Steve Trimble November 03, 2021
China may be shifting to a “launch on warning” posture for nuclear attack with a possible expansion of silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and development of a space-based early warning capability, a new U.S. Defense Department report warns.
Credit: China Ministry of Defense
China’s nuclear stockpile will grow to 1,000 warheads by 2030, a near-quintupling of the current inventory amidst an intense push to expand a currently limited strategic arsenal within a decade, the Defense Department says in a new report to Congress. The annual China Military Power Report, as it is...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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