Click to view large version. Full briefing is here. By Hans M. Kristensen China and North Korea are developing nuclear-capable cruise missiles, according to U.S. Air…
Read moreClick on image to view full-size version. By Hans M. Kristensen Going, going, gone! In its latest annual report to Congress on the military and security…
Read moreBy Hans M. Kristensen The size of China’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force appears to be leveling out instead of increasing. During Thursday’s Senate Armed Services Committee…
Read moreSTRATCOM Commander estimates that China has “several hundred” nuclear warheads. . By Hans M. Kristensen The commander…
Read moreThis satellite imagery analysis from my conference briefing illustrates upgrade of Chinese mobile nuclear missile launch garrison at Qingyang (30°41’52.64″N,…
Read moreRoad-mobile DF-31/31A ICBM launchers deploying to Central China are visible on new commercial satellite images. Click on image for larger…
Read moreDIA threat assessment shows slower Chinese nuclear modernization. . By Hans M. Kristensen…
Read moreA study from Georgetown University incorrectly suggests that China has 3,000 nuclear weapons.The estimate is off by an order of magnitude.
Read moreThe Pentagon’s new report on China’s military forces significantly reduces transparency of China’s missile force by eliminating specific missile numbers previously included in the…
Read moreTwo of China’s new Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines were photographed at Xiaopingdao in late-March 2011, possibly in preparation for…
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