Daily Memo: Chinese Military Power, Clashes in Northern Ireland

Beijing is expanding its nuclear stockpile, according to a new Pentagon report.

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Nuclear buildup. China is planning to quadruple its stockpile of deliverable nuclear weapons by 2030, according to the latest version of the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on Chinese military power. It presently has around 200 nukes, according to most estimates. By comparison, the U.S. is believed to have around 5,550 warheads, according to SIPRI, […]

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