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China Lies About Its Rapid Nuclear Weapons Expansion

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China Lies About Its Rapid Nuclear Weapons Expansion
China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Anders Corr
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The Chinese regime is lying about its dramatic expansion of nuclear weapons capabilities. One of the most telling examples: Chinese state media claimed that the regime’s 300 new nuclear missile silos aren’t for missiles, but for wind turbines.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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