(Washington Comprehensive News) Many American experts believe that China is undergoing the largest nuclear force expansion in history.
According to SIPRI data from the Stockholm International Institute of Peace (SIPRI), the number of nuclear warheads in China in 2019 was 290, which increased to 320 in 2020, and currently 350 pieces.
Agence France -Presse on Wednesday (April 26) reported that the number of nuclear warheads in China is not as good as the United States and Russia, but the growth rate is very fast.The US Department of Defense predicted in November last year that by 2035, China will have 1,500 nuclear warheads.
Report quoting David Logan, assistant professor at the School of War, said that China is undergoing its largest nuclear expansion and modernization process in its history.
It is reported that in addition to increasing the number of nuclear warheads, China is also increasing the delivery platform of nuclear warheads, including missiles, aircraft and submarines.
Matt Korda of the American Scientist Federation also said: "China is no longer satisfied with hundreds of nuclear weapons to ensure its safety."
Eric Heginbotham, chief scientist at the MIT International Research Center, told AFP: "China will change from a country with nuclear retaliation to the world's third largest nuclear country." According to the data released by the US State Department in 2021, there are 3750 nuclear warheads in the United States and about 5,977 Russia.
Agence France -Presse reports that China's ability to produce nuclear fission materials has limited the speed of expansion, but Russia can help China achieve breakthroughs in the nuclear field.
In response to China -Russia cooperation may make China a nuclear superpower, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning Monday (April 24) responded that China pursues the nuclear strategy of self -defense defense and adheres to the policy of not using nuclear weapons first.Always maintain nuclear power at the lowest level of national security.
