“How China’s expanding nuclear arsenal may fuel arms race in Indo-Pacific”, First Post, November 05, 2025
“During China’s September 03, 2025 parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory against Japan, it showcased the considerably expanding and modernising nuclear arsenal. For the past five years, China has been engaging in its largest nuclear build-up ever, more than doubling the size of its arsenal from about 300 weapons in 2020 to an estimated 600 nuclear weapons in 2025.
The Victory Day parade was the first time China had publicly acknowledged and displayed a full nuclear triad. The country is estimated to possess approximately 600 nuclear warheads, with more in production, to arm land- and sea-based ballistic missiles and bombers.
The country is constructing 320 new silos for its intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), including the liquid-fuelled DF-5B equipped with multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology……..”
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