{"id":563521,"date":"2021-06-14T15:06:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=563521"},"modified":"2021-06-14T15:06:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T19:06:48","slug":"report-china-expands-nuclear-weapons-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-china-expands-nuclear-weapons-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: China Expands Nuclear Weapons Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-china-expands-nuclear-weapons-arsenal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=563521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"30.784172661871\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/\">National Security<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Beijing moves ahead with nuclear weapons buildup, potentially outpacing the United States<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-486281108_736x514-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-486281108_736x514.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-486281108_736x514-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-486281108_736x514-703x491.jpg 703w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tMilitary vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles, drive past the Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on September 3, 2015 in Beijing, China. \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/jack-beyrer\/\" title=\"Posts by Jack Beyrer\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Jack Beyrer<\/a> \u2022 June 14, 2021 3:00 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"72.862899490505\">\n<p>China is expanding its nuclear arsenal as tensions with the United States escalate, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a Swedish think tank, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/media\/press-release\/2021\/global-nuclear-arsenals-grow-states-continue-modernize-new-sipri-yearbook-out-now\">reported<\/a> Monday that Beijing\u2019s nuclear warhead stockpile increased from 320 in 2020 to 350 in 2021. China\u2019s missile buildup comes as its overall defense budget increases rapidly, while its relations with the United States struggle. The People\u2019s Liberation Army Rocket Force, the Chinese military\u2019s nuclear program, is <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2020\/Sep\/01\/2002488689\/-1\/-1\/1\/2020-DOD-CHINA-MILITARY-POWER-REPORT-FINAL.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considered<\/a> among the most advanced and lethal component of Beijing\u2019s military.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Chinese defense budget <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2021\/04\/22\/chinas-military-budget-no-need-for-alarm-yet\/#:~:text=At%20China&#039;s%2013th%20National%20People&#039;s,RMB%20(US%24210%20billion).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marks<\/a> a 7 percent hike in known spending\u2014which does not include covert spending through civil-military fusion, a process where Chinese companies share technology and research tools with the Chinese military. The Biden administration, however, has planned for a &#8220;flat&#8221; Pentagon budget.<\/p>\n<p>In June, China <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/china-tests-guam-killer-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conducted<\/a> tests of advanced &#8220;Guam killer&#8221; missiles, which have nuclear capabilities. U.S. Strategic Command chief Admiral Charles Richard in April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/20\/politics\/china-russia-nuclear-weapons\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> that China and Russia are outpacing the United States in nuclear weapons construction. And Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenmoriyasu\/status\/1369309382001975298?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned<\/a> senior military leaders in March who confirmed China could reach &#8220;nuclear overmatch&#8221; with the United States in the next decade. China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/us-says-china-is-resisting-bilateral-nuclear-talks-2021-05-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resisted<\/a> arms control talks with the Biden administration, raising security risks.<\/p>\n<p>As China forges ahead with investments in nuclear weapons, the Biden administration has signaled a different approach. Possible constraints on future defense spending forced a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-budget-forces-navy-to-cut-construction-of-high-tech-ships-internal-memo-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> from the acting secretary of the Navy that called for cutting funding for sea-launched nuclear cruise missiles. Republican hawks blasted the memo, saying the cuts were &#8220;bewildering and short-sighted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has said it will initiate a nuclear posture review, and the Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Explore\/News\/Article\/Article\/2655892\/official-says-input-from-allies-on-nuclear-posture-review-to-be-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on June 11 that China\u2019s nuclear rise presents a serious concern. In March, House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/republicans-slam-biden-for-neglecting-nuclear-modernization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pressed<\/a> the White House to act quickly in upgrading U.S. nuclear weapons technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Security Beijing moves ahead with nuclear weapons buildup, potentially outpacing the United States  Military vehicles carrying DF-26 ballistic missiles, drive past the Tiananmen Gate during &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1893690,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}