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China is expanding its nuclear arsenal faster than expected as it seeks to build global influence, the Pentagon said in a report released Wednesday.

A new Pentagon report estimates that China could have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, a quicker expansion of its nuclear arsenal than previously believed.

China is on track to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to a Pentagon report released Wednesday. The new projection for China's

Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- China is rapidly increasing the size of its nuclear arsenal and could have as many as 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to a new Pentagon report released Wednesday. The development comes on the heels of China's recent test of a hypersonic weapon that has raised serious concerns about China's military buildup and its growing capability. "The accelerating pace of the PRC's nuclear expansion may enable the PRC (People's Republic of China) to have up to 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027," said this year's version...

607 Within six weeks of having okayed a plan to make six next-generation stealth conventional submarines, the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday formally invited bids for the Rs 43,000 crore ($5.8 billion) project. - File photo Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 20 Within six weeks of having okayed a plan to make six next-generation stealth conventional submarines, the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday formally invited bids for the Rs 43,000 crore ($5.8 billion) project. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the apex decision-making body of the MoD headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, had o...