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China plans to double nuclear arsenal, Pentagon says

China plans to double its stockpile of nuclear warheads in the next decade, including those designed to be carried atop ballistic missiles that can reach the United States, the Pentagon said in a new report.

By Joe Gould

3 years ago

With INF Treaty dead, Esper seeks new missiles in the Pacific. Is Capitol Hill on board?

To develop new intermediate-range missiles, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will have to navigate a divided Congress.

By Joe Gould

4 years ago