China’s Nuclear Arsenal Expansion: Reshaping Global Strategic Balance
Military vehicles carry China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
Recent U.S. intelligence assessments reveal China’s nuclear arsenal has surpassed 600 warheads and is projected to exceed 1,000 by 2030, fundamentally challenging American nuclear dominance and decades of strategic planning.
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.