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Chinese nuclear arsenal

China’s openness about its latest nuclear missile test shows growing confidence vis-à-vis the United States

By Hui Zhang | Nuclear Weapons

The guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee launches a Block V Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon's newest variant, during a three day missile exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Sean Ianno)

Why the US fixation on increased nuclear capability won’t deter China but could lead to instability and nuclear war

By Andrew Facini | Nuclear Weapons

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Credit: www.kremlin.ru. via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0. Cropped.

China’s silence on nuclear arms buildup fuels speculation on motives

By Tong Zhao | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Chinese nuclear forces, 2013

By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris | Nuclear Notebook