China rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal, media reports say

China is steadily increasing its stockpile of nuclear warheads and could match the United States and Russia by 2030, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Report informs that, according to the institute, China's arsenal of active intercontinental nuclear missiles could reach parity with American and Russian weaponry within the next seven years.

In 2023 alone, China's nuclear weapon inventory grew from 410 to approximately 500 combat-ready warheads.