China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across its latest three silo fields and has no desire for arms control talks, according to a draft Pentagon report which highlighted Beijing's growing military ambitions. But the draft Pentagon report, which was seen by Reuters, said Beijing did not appear to be interested. "We continue to see no appetite from Beijing for pursuing such measures or more comprehensive arms control discussions," the report said. The draft Pentagon report did not identify any potential target of the reported newly placed missiles. "Investigations have expanded from a 2023 focus on procurement of rockets and missiles industry to most of China’s defense industry, including China’s nuclear and shipbuilding industry," it added.

Source: The Telegraph December 22, 2025 17:32 UTC