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China accelerates work nuclear weapons capable of reaching US soil

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China is accelerating its construction on more than 100 missile silos that can house nuclear weapons capable of reaching the United States, a move that the country’s leaders say is meant to deter American forces from intervening in a potential future conflict over Taiwan.

Although Beijing has accelerated its expansion of nuclear weaponry in recent months, the government claims its plan is to only maintain enough arsenal necessary to ensure the nation’s security interests.

Estimates by intelligence analysts and private-sector firms put China’s nuclear arsenal somewhere in the ‘hundreds’ – far less than either the U.S. or Russia, which hold more than 4,000 each.

Pentagon officials say that if China continues developing its technology at the current pace, it will have just over 1,000 warheads by 2030.

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