China is rapidly building its nuclear arsenal, which is a threat to India

Washington: China has secretly increased its nuclear arsenal over the past five years. The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has fielded nuclear weapons and their variants. Last month, nuclear scientists had published a detailed bulletin on this in Nuclear Notebook. The chapter is titled Chinese Nuclear Weapons 2024, written by Hans Christensen, Matt Korda, Ileana Jones, Mackenzie Knight.

Nuclear weapons experts have warned that China is continuously increasing its stockpile of nuclear weapons. Among the nine most powerful nuclear-armed countries in the world, China is increasing its nuclear arsenal the fastest. China has recently constructed three silos for solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Silos are underground tube-like warehouses in which armed missiles are stored. China has built new silos for liquid-fueled DF-15 ICBMs.

Additionally, China is developing new variants for ICBMs. Building an advanced strategic distribution system. At the same time, China is also making nuclear weapons to install these missiles. Its numbers are increasing rapidly. Apart from this, China has also advanced the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Dual Capable DF-26 missile program. This missile will be used in place of medium-range DF-21 nuclear missiles.

In addition to land-based truck launchers and silo launchers, China's navy also has nuclear missiles. The PLA Navy's submarines also include the JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Apart from this, there are six nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines like Type-094. The Chinese Air Force has H-5 bombers. It is ready to be sent on a nuclear mission at any time. Apart from this, air-launched ballistic missiles are also ready. China has installed these missiles in H-20 bombers. These bombers will be deployed soon.

The Chinese military spokesperson has neither confirmed nor denied this news. It is believed that China has 500 nuclear weapons. This calculation is in the consideration of the Pentagon. The US Defense Department believes that China could increase the number of nuclear weapons to 1,000 by 2030 and to 1,500 by 2035.