Why Is China Developing Weapons Systems That It Opposes?

DANGEROUS ELEMENT: The uranium for the original atomic bombs came from a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Shinkolobwe. ©ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/DAVID FREUND

Jonathan Ray, National Interest: Unlocking the Puzzle of China’s Neutron Bomb

Why did China develop a neutron bomb that it never deployed?

WNU Editor: They built it for the simple reason being that the U.S. and Russia had one.

Chinese Nuclear Weapons Are Getting 'Bigger And Better'

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China's Nuclear Weapons Are Getting Bigger And More Destructive -- Business Insider

China is on the cusp of truly ominous nuclear and space warfare gains, the 2014 annual congressional report from the US China Economic and Security Review Commission states.

The report warns that China’s nuclear warfare capabilities will rapidly modernise and proliferate. In 2013, the Pentagon estimated that Beijing’s nuclear arsenal was comprised of roughly 50 to 75 nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that could reach the US. Within the next 15 years, China will likely have an arsenal of over 100 ICBMs.

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Update #1: US Report: China's Nukes Getting Bigger and Better -- Defense News
Update #2: Report: China nuclear forces significantly expanding -- Washington Free Beacon

My Comment: China's nuclear arsenal will still be dwarfed by both Russian and U.S. nuclear forces .... but the trend is now in their favor.