China is increasing its weapons capacity each year. The Department of Defense (DOD) published a report titled “Military and Security Developments in the People's Republic of China,” in which it details that the communist regime has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal. In addition, it states that Beijing will have more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030 and more than 1,500 by 2035.
In 2022, the DOD released another report noting that China then had about 400 nuclear warheads. "We see the PRC (People's Republic of China) continuing to quite rapidly modernize and diversify and expand its nuclear forces," a federal official said in statements reported by Reuters.
Despite having increased its efforts to enhance its nuclear weaponry, China remains far from the two countries at the forefront. The United States has about 3,700 nuclear warheads, while Russia has 4,489, according to Reuters.
China wants to ‘revise the international order’
"If developed and fielded, such capabilities would allow the PRC to threaten conventional strikes against targets in the continental United States, Hawaii, and Alaska," the Pentagon notes.
The DOD explains in its report that the communist regime "seeks to accumulate national power to achieve 'the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,'" which wants to "revise the international order."
China has not only boosted its military capabilities by increasing the number of nuclear warheads. According to the report, Xi Jinping's regime has expanded the number of ships and submarines by more than 30, going from 340 to more than 370, making it the largest navy in the world.
China increases its military budget
In March, China announced that it increased its military budget by 7.2% compared to 2022. This year, Xi Jinping's regime allocated about $225 billion to military spending.
It is the second-largest military budget in the world, behind only the United States, which is between three and four times larger than that of China.
