<p>After a <strong>Pentagon </strong>report highlighted a major increase in China's nuclear warhead arsenal over the next decade, the country's foreign ministry dismissed it as "full of prejudice".</p>

<p><strong>China's</strong> foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the report "ignores facts" and "is purely just manipulative banter".</p>

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<p>The Pentagon report said China could have 1,000 <strong>nuclear warheads </strong>by 2030 and had started building at least "three intercontinental ballistic missile silo fields".&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the Chinese foreign ministry said it was "cheap tricks based on gossip" while accusing the <strong>US </strong>of being the "largest nuclear threat to this world."</p>

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<p>Reports claim the US has 3,750 nuclear warheads. The Pentagon report said China's nuclear arsenal had grown faster than expected while adding that the country is building a <strong>"nuclear triad"</strong>.</p>

<p>The report claimed that the <strong>Xi regime</strong> is also building the infrastructure necessary to support major expansion of its nuclear forces.</p>

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<p>Last year the Pentagon report had said that China possessed&nbsp;&nbsp;200 nuclear warheads and was in line to double the number by the end of the decade, however, the latest report projected a dramatic increase in China's warhead producing capability.</p>

<p>The report comes as tensions between the US and China has grown over<strong> Taiwan </strong>as Chinese jets last month repeatedly entered Taipei's air defence zone.</p>

<p>(With inputs from Agencies)</p>


After a Pentagon report highlighted a major increase in China's nuclear warhead arsenal over the next decade, the country's foreign ministry dismissed it as "full of prejudice".

After a Pentagon report highlighted a major increase in China's nuclear warhead arsenal over the next decade, the country's foreign ministry dismissed it as "full of prejudice". China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the report "ignores facts" and "is purely just manipulative banter". Also Read| India has less nukes than Pakistan, China: New analysis of capabilities The Pentagon report said China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030 and had started building at least "three intercontinental ballistic missile silo fields". However, the Chinese foreign ministry said it was "cheap tricks based on gossip" while accusing the US of being the "largest nuclear threat to this world." Also Read: Pentagon report on China's nuclear warheads Reports claim the US has 3,750 nuclear warheads. The Pentagon report said China's nuclear arsenal had grown faster than expected while adding that the country is building a "nuclear triad". The report claimed that the Xi regime is also building the infrastructure necessary to support major expansion of its nuclear forces. Also Read: Amid tensions with China, Taiwan military unveils exoskeleton suit for soldiers Last year the Pentagon report had said that China possessed 200 nuclear warheads and was in line to double the number by the end of the decade, however, the latest report projected a dramatic increase in China's warhead producing capability. The report comes as tensions between the US and China has grown over Taiwan as Chinese jets last month repeatedly entered Taipei's air defence zone. (With inputs from Agencies)

Cheap tricks based on gossip, says China on Pentagon's nuclear warhead report

<p>India feels confident in its strategic deterrent capabilities, which would be bolstered by the continuing induction of Agni-V missiles and the commissioning of nuclear submarines, despite being behind China and Pakistan in terms of nuclear weapons.</p>

<p>According to a recent analysis in the US-based Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists, Pakistan continues to develop its nuclear arsenal with more warheads, delivery systems, and an expanding fissile materials production business.</p>

<p>China, India, and Pakistan are all working on new ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and nuclear delivery systems that can be launched from the sea.</p>

<p>To counter perceived Indian conventional military threats, Pakistan has lowered the barrier for nuclear weapons use by developing tactical nuclear weapons capabilities.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Pakistani government has never officially stated the extent of its nuclear arsenal, and news reports concerning nuclear weapons are regularly embellished by media sources.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>But Pakistan, as of date, has a nuclear weapons stockpile of approximately 165 warheads, according to The Arms Control Association, a neutral membership group located in the United States.</p>

<p>And these figures should be concerning for India.</p>

<p>Because Pakistan is seeking a "full spectrum deterrent posture," which includes both long-range missiles and planes for strategic missions and a number of short-range, lower-yield nuclear-capable weapon systems to counter military threats below the strategic level.</p>

<p>China also has a limited number of non-strategic (also known as tactical) nuclear weapons that are not subject to treaty restrictions.</p>

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			<td><strong>Country</strong></td>
			<td><strong>Nuclear Weapons</strong></td>
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			<td>China</td>
			<td>350</td>
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<p><em><strong>(Data source: armscontrol.org)</strong></em></p>

<p>China now has roughly 350&nbsp;nuclear warheads in its arsenal.</p>

<p>However, the country is rapidly building its nuclear weapons, closing the gap with the United States, according to a Pentagon report.</p>

<p>According to that report, China might have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027, and 1,000 by 2030 — a nuclear arsenal two-and-a-half times the amount estimated by the Pentagon only a year ago.</p>

<p>India, on the other hand, possesses&nbsp;156 nuclear weapons.<br />
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<p>India and Pakistan are all known to have nuclear weapons and have never signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).</p>

<p>In 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test. Pakistan accelerated work on its clandestine nuclear weapons development as a result of the test.</p>

<p>In May 1998, India and Pakistan both openly showcased their nuclear weapons capability by conducting a series of tit-for-tat nuclear tests.</p>


India feels confident in its strategic deterrent capabilities, which would be bolstered by the continuing induction of Agni-V missiles and the commissioning of nuclear submarines, despite being behind China and Pakistan in terms of nuclear weapons.

India feels confident in its strategic deterrent capabilities, which would be bolstered by the continuing induction of Agni-V missiles and the commissioning of nuclear submarines, despite being behind China and Pakistan in terms of nuclear weapons. According to a recent analysis in the US-based Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists, Pakistan continues to develop its nuclear arsenal with more warheads, delivery systems, and an expanding fissile materials production business. China, India, and Pakistan are all working on new ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and nuclear delivery systems that can be launched from the sea. To counter perceived Indian conventional military threats, Pakistan has lowered the barrier for nuclear weapons use by developing tactical nuclear weapons capabilities. The Pakistani government has never officially stated the extent of its nuclear arsenal, and news reports concerning nuclear weapons are regularly embellished by media sources. Approximately 13,080 nuclear warheads are held by the world's nuclear-armed powers, with Russia and the United States accounting for nearly 90% of them.There are around 9,600 warheads in military service, with the remainder awaiting disarmament. × But Pakistan, as of date, has a nuclear weapons stockpile of approximately 165 warheads, according to The Arms Control Association, a neutral membership group located in the United States. And these figures should be concerning for India. Because Pakistan is seeking a "full spectrum deterrent posture," which includes both long-range missiles and planes for strategic missions and a number of short-range, lower-yield nuclear-capable weapon systems to counter military threats below the strategic level. China also has a limited number of non-strategic (also known as tactical) nuclear weapons that are not subject to treaty restrictions. Country Nuclear Weapons China 350 Pakistan 165 India 156 (Data source: armscontrol.org) China now has roughly 350 nuclear warheads in its arsenal. However, the country is rapidly building its nuclear weapons, closing the gap with the United States, according to a Pentagon report. According to that report, China might have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027, and 1,000 by 2030 — a nuclear arsenal two-and-a-half times the amount estimated by the Pentagon only a year ago. India, on the other hand, possesses 156 nuclear weapons. Watch | Pakistan's nuclear weapons at risk of theft, sabotage India and Pakistan are all known to have nuclear weapons and have never signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). In 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test. Pakistan accelerated work on its clandestine nuclear weapons development as a result of the test. In May 1998, India and Pakistan both openly showcased their nuclear weapons capability by conducting a series of tit-for-tat nuclear tests.

India has less nukes than Pakistan, China: New analysis of capabilities

China is expected to at least double the number of its nuclear warheads over the next decade from the low 200s now and is nearing the ability to launch nuclear strikes by land, air and sea, a capacity known as a triad, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

China to double nuclear warheads in the next decade