When Trump tries to stop them: China is developing a new generation of nuclear bombs

The secret test in question took place in June 2020 at the Loop Nur facility in northwestern China, in defiance of the moratorium that Beijing announced in 1996. Evidence gathered after the event led senior US officials to conclude that the test stemmed from China’s ambition to develop a new generation of nuclear weapons. These efforts include, among other things, the development of systems capable of carrying multiple miniaturized nuclear warheads on a missile lonely

China’s massive investment in the nuclear arsenal brings it closer to the status of the United States and Russia. Senior officials in the US believe that the Chinese fear of an American surprise attack that would paralyze its forces, along with doubts about the reliability of its old weapons systems, are the main motivations for the accelerated modernization efforts.