SIPRI: How China’s nuclear arsenal • Table.Briefings

The first Chinese nuclear bomb test, code-named 596, was carried out in Lop Nur in 1964.

No other country is expanding its nuclear arsenal as quickly as China. This is according to the annual report by the renowned research institute SIPRI. Moreover, China is believed to have, for the first time ever, warheads ready for use during peacetime.

The number of operational nuclear weapons is growing. This is according to the annual report by the renowned research institute SIPRI, published on Monday. For the first time, China is also believed to have operational warheads during peacetime.

SIPRI: How China’s nuclear arsenal changes

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