https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/10/24/china-leading-rapid-expansion-of-nuclear-arsenal-pentagon-says/
The Defense Intelligence Agency assessed that Beijing had around 200 warheads in 2020 and would reach at least twice that by the end of the decade. Now, the DIA said, China has already reached 500 such weapons and will have more than 1,000 by 2030 — most of which will be able to reach the U.S.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/12/pentagons-annual-china-power-report-notes-nuclear-influence-threats-also-corruption/401779/
China is rapidly advancing in missiles, nuclear weapons, and influence operations—but endemic corruption is to some degree undermining its military ambitions, according to the new edition of the Pentagon’s annual China Power report.
Its stockpile of operational nuclear warheads passed 600 in mid-2024, up from the 500-plus noted in last year’s report, and is projected to surpass 1,000 by 2030.
“The PRC is developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that will significantly improve its nuclear-capable missile forces and will require increased nuclear warhead production,” the 2024 report states.
Chinese missile technology is also rapidly advancing.