The latest launch comes as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to increase the production of nuclear warheads "exponentially" and build a more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile.
On China Military Report, which details Chinese strategy, aims, and capabilities, Pentagon said this congressionally mandated report serves as an authoritative assessment of the DOD's pacing challenge and the current course of the country's military.
In a report titled "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (PRC), Pentagon said Beijing probably accelerated its nuclear expansion last year, surpassing the operational 400 nuclear warheads stockpile.
Utah [US], September 23 (ANI): The Chinese government recruited scientists, who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, for assisting China to advance key military and dual-use technologies in areas such as hypersonics, deep-earth penetrating warheads, unmanned autonomous
New York [US], January 3 (ANI): The permanent member nations of the United States Security Council has called for the further prevention of nuclear weapons stressing that a nuclear war will have far-reaching consequences, cannot be won, and must never be fought.
Moscow [Russia], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow and Washington maintain nuclear parity, but when it comes to new armaments, Russia is the world leader, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): A new Pentagon report has revealed that China is rapidly expanding the number of its nuclear delivery platforms, and constructing the infrastructure necessary to support its nuclear expansion over the next decade.
Stockholm [Sweden], June 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The overall number of nuclear warheads in global military stockpiles appears to be increasing this year, a new finding released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday reveals.
Washington DC [US], April 22 (ANI): The United States has only learned in the past week that China has developed a fast breeder capacity allowing it to make far more plutonium nuclear warheads than US assessments had previously thought possible, according to a top US Commander.
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 29 (ANI): The position of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on missile launches by Pyongyang is a manifestation of a policy of double standards that violates the Asian country's sovereignty and the right to self-defense, Jo Chol Su, a senior North Korean foreign m
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): China and Pakistan have more nuclear warheads than India, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Hong Kong, Mar 9 (ANI): One of the martial strengths of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is its missile arsenal, which is advanced and contains a multitude of more than 40 types that can be used to carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. One key type is the DF-26 intermediate-range