China is in the midst of a “breathtaking” nuclear breakout and has rapidly become the fastest-growing nuclear power on the planet, currently producing 100 new nuclear weapons per year.

Audrey Decker, Staff Writer China’s new stealth bomber ‘nowhere ... Sam Skove, Staff Writer Air Force merges ICBM program management offices The new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems ...

As it stands, the U.S. does not have a joined-up system for intercepting large-scale ICBM strikes launched from Russia or China, although it would be able to take out the relatively small number ...

China conducted a rare launch of an ICBM with a dummy war head on Sept. 25 that landed in the Pacific Ocean, which Beijing said was for weapons testing and training, and nations including Fiji ...

Japan can now convey its requests to the United States to discuss issues regarding the U.S.'s possible use of nuclear weapons ...

The ICBM silos are located at three fields across northern China and five sites in central and southeastern China.

ICBM, as it passed over Guam. China’s People’s Liberation Army called it a routine annual training launch. Three months later, on the evening of Dec. 10, an interceptor missile launched from ...

Due to this flexible and reliable system, it is the backbone of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The ICBM missile has a range of up to 5,500 km, i.e. it can attack targets from 3,400 ...

In November 2023, a Minuteman III ICBM manufactured by Boeing experienced anomalies during flight, leading to its self-destruction. Just two months later, a Trident II missile, also made by the ...

Japan's foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya said he had "serious concerns" about China's growing military activities, during a ...

China is also developing the DF-51 intercontinental ballistic missile, Type 096 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine and Xian H-20 bombers, advanced weapons systems capable of serving as ...

Observers of U.S.-China relations frequently invoke the “Thucydides Trap” to explain China as the rising power challenging ...