China has nearly tripled its nuclear arsenal since 2020, Pentagon report says

China continues to develop its nuclear arsenal. According to a Pentagon report on Chinese military power, the Middle Kingdom
has almost tripled its arsenal of nuclear warheads since 2020. “The Department of Defense estimates that China has exceeded 600 operational nuclear warheads by mid-2024”declared a senior American defense official to the press this Wednesday, December 18, comments reported by ABC News.

A huge leap forward according to the review made by the American government, which claimed that the Chinese nuclear stockpile was around 200 warheads in 2020. “This is a diverse nuclear force that would include systems ranging from precision strike missiles all the way up to the intercontinental ballistic missile, with different options depending on escalation scenarios, which is very different from what it is focused on. has traditionally relied onanalyzed the American official.

More than 1000 warheads by 2030

According to the latter, “The People’s Liberation Army continues to acquire nuclear weapons” at a high rate and estimates that China should exceed 1000 warheads by 2030. The Chinese arsenal, however, remains relative compared to Russia and the United States, but “China seeks to accumulate power to achieve what Xi Jinping called the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by 2049 in order to shake up the international order,” continues this American official.

The official goes even further in his analysis: the Chinese power would try to “remedy” has “a long-standing asymmetry in the United States’ ability to carry out strikes” Since “many decades”, unlike China, which would be “unable to reach and strike American territory”. «They are also showing some interest in developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike Hawaii, Alaska and the continental United States.assures the senior American official.