China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade as it aims to surpass US global influence by the middle of the 21st century, according to a Pentagon report.
The estimate, based on the rapid modernization of China's nuclear strike options and its construction of missile silos, marks a dramatic increase from the projection in last year's China Military Power report, which estimated that China would double their stockpile of 200 warheads within a decade.
At the same time, China also aims to deter foreign intervention in what Beijing sees as a domestic political issue. Senior US general warns China's military progress is 'stunning' as US is hampered by 'brutal' bureaucracy"Obviously, they're looking at the United States or other parties they think might intervene on Taiwan's behalf," the official said.
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