bakgrund Kinas kärnvapenprogramWikipedia (en)China's stockpile of nuclear weapons is estimated at 600 nuclear warheads as of 2025, making it the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal. Officially, China's nuclear command and control requires the Politburo and Central Military Commission to jointly authorize the alerting and use of nuclear weapons. China's level of nuclear warhead technology is similar to that of United States and Russia, despite conducting far fewer nuclear tests. All documented nuclear tests, 23 atmospheric and 22 underground, were conducted at Lop Nur Nuclear Test Base in Xinjiang. Chinese aid was instrumental to Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, and its nuclear capability influenced the nuclear weapons programs of India and Taiwan.

Source: The Guardian April 02, 2026 13:36 UTC