Chinese nuclear weapons, 2024

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作者：
Kristensen H.M. [1 ]
Korda M. [2 ]
Johns E. [3 ]
Knight M. [4 ]
机构：
[1] FAS, 1112 16th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, 20036, DC
[2] University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
来源：
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | 2024年 / 80卷 / 01期
关键词：
Ballistic missiles; China; nuclear arsenal; Nuclear Notebook; nuclear risk; nuclear weapons;
D O I：
10.1080/00963402.2023.2295206
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摘要：
The modernization of China’s nuclear arsenal has both accelerated and expanded in recent years. In this issue of the Nuclear Notebook, we estimate that China now possesses roughly 500 nuclear warheads, with more in production to arm future delivery systems. China is now believed to have one of the fastest-growing nuclear arsenals among the nine nuclear-armed states. The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by the staff of the Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Information Project: director Hans M. Kristensen, senior research fellow Matt Korda, research associate Eliana Johns, and Herbert Scoville Jr. peace fellow Mackenzie Knight. To see all previous Nuclear Notebook columns in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists dating back to 1987, go to https://thebulletin.org/nuclear-notebook/. © 2024 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
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