China’s Growing Nuclear Capabilities Could Tip a Future War Over Taiwan in Beijing’s Favor: Expert

Military vehicles carrying DF-5B intercontinental ballistic missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) nuclear arsenal appears to be growing at substantial levels of speed, modernization, and scale for the first time in years, analysts warn.

The number of new long-range missile silos in China has possibly exceeded 250, increasing concern from much of the free world about the CCP’s expanding nuclear capabilities.