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Sosok.ID – A Pentagon report claims that China seeks to at least double the number of nuclear warheads in the next decade.
Additionally, China’s military has equaled or surpassed the United States in several key military fields.
The report shows that Beijing has made great strides in areas such as ship building, development of cruise and ballistic missiles, and integrated air defense systems.
The report detailing China’s military capabilities comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over a number of issues, including Chinese military activity in the South China Sea and US support for Taiwan.
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The report is also released in the run-up to the 2020 elections, when President Donald Trump wants to make his increasingly aggressive stance on Beijing a major campaign issue.
“Over the next decade, China’s arsenal of nuclear warheads, currently estimated to be below 200, is projected to at least double as China expands and modernizes its nuclear power,” the report said.
The Pentagon added that the number of warheads in China’s land-based ICBM is expected to rise to around 200 in the next five years.
“China’s nuclear forces will evolve significantly over the next decade as they modernize, diversify and increase the number of land, sea and air nuclear supply platforms,” the report said.
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The Pentagon also noted that China has the largest navy in the world, with about 350 ships and submarines.
“Including more than 130 large surface combatants. By comparison, the combat strength of the United States Navy is approximately 293 ships at the beginning of 2020,” he wrote.
The Trump administration has long sought to include China in its nuclear arms control talks with Russia.
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While the number of Chinese nuclear warheads is growing rapidly, it is still far from what Russia and the United States have.
The new agreement limits Russia and the US to just about 1,550 nuclear warheads on ICBMs, launching submarine-launched ballistic missiles and deploying heavy bombers equipped for nuclear weapons.
“China is pursuing a ‘nuclear triad’ by developing nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missiles and enhancing its land-based and marine nuclear capabilities,” the report continued.
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The report also says that China has achieved equality or even surpassed the United States in various areas of military modernization.
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This includes shipbuilding, conventional land-based cruise and ballistic missiles, and integrated air defense systems.
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This article was once in kontan.co.id by title “Beat America, Pentagon: China has the largest navy in the world”
