Two More Chinese SSBNs Spotted October 4, 2007
China appears to have launched two more SSBNs. By Hans M. Kristensen…
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Nuclear Arms Racing in the Post-Cold War Era: Who is the Smallest? August 22, 2007
China and the Uniked Kingdom have started a new arms race over who has the smallest nuclear weapons arsenal.
Read moreChina Reorganizes Northern Nuclear Missile Launch Sites July 12, 2007
A dozen trucks identified at possible missile launch sites near Delingha in the northern parts of central China resemble the DF-21 medium-range ballistic missile…
Read moreNew Chinese Ballistic Missile Submarine Spotted July 5, 2007
By Hans M. Kristensen A new satellite image appears to have captured China’s new ballistic missile submarine. Coordinates:…
Read morePentagon China Report Ignores Five SSBNs Projection May 25, 2007
How many SSBNs are China building? The Pentagon’s new annual report on Chinese military power ignores a recent projection made by the Office…
Read moreNew US Navy Report on Chinese Navy March 22, 2007
Despite frequent complains about lack of transparency in Chinese military planning, a new report from the Office of Naval Intelligence – recently described in the Washington Times and subsequently…
Read moreChina’s Submarine Fleet Continues Low Patrol Rate February 6, 2007
China’s entire submarine fleet conducted only two patrols in 2006, according to information declassified by the U.S. Navy and obtained by the Federation of American Scientists under the Freedom…
Read moreChinese Anti-Satellite Weapon Experiment; What Now? January 19, 2007
In a major foreign policy blunder, China reportedly has conducted an anti-satellite (ASAT) test. First reported in Aviation Week and Space Technology, China allegedly used a medium-range ballistic…
Read moreNuclear Missile Testing Galore December 22, 2006
(Updated January 3, 2007) North Korea may have gotten all the attention, but all the nuclear weapon states were busy flight-testing ballistic missiles for their nuclear weapons during 2006. According…
Read moreNew Report: Chinese Nuclear Forces and U.S. Nuclear War Planning November 30, 2006
An incipient nuclear arms race is emerging between China and the United States, according to a new report published today by the Federation of American Scientists and the…
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