China's Nuclear Arsenal Hits 600 Warheads, up 100 From Year Before

China’s Nuclear Arsenal Surges To 600 Warheads Says Report

Is the world sliding into a new nuclear arms race? According to a new report, it’s starting to look that way—and China’s rapid buildup is leading the charge.By early 2025, China’s nuclear arsenal has reportedly hit 600 warheads, expanding by about 100 warheads a year since 2023. That’s the fastest growth of any nation, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). And with 350 new ICBM silos either built or nearly finished,…

As new arms race looms, China's nuke arsenal up to 600 warheads now, estimates global think tank in annual inventory of world's weapons

China posts fastest growth in nuclear arsenal to 600 warheads: report

Sipri says nearly all 9 nuclear-armed states continued to expand nuclear capabilities in 2024 even as overall global nuclear inventory declined slightly to 12,241.

Repeated Western narratives of China’s nuclear ‘threat’ are what lead to a dangerous world

China is a nuclear power that formally maintains a no-first-use policy. Its nuclear policy is fundamentally different from that of the US and NATO.

China posts fastest growth in nuclear arsenal to 600 warheads: SIPRI

China’s nuclear arsenal has grown faster than that of any other country, reaching an estimated 600 warheads by early 2025, adding momentum to the global arms race and raising strategic concerns, an independent international institute said Monday. The country's nuclear stockpile has been expanding by roughly 100 warheads per year since 2023, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its SIPRI Yearbook 2025, warning that…