The Pentagon has accused China of engaging in 'coercive' acts in the Indo-Pacific region, releasing footage of more than 180 intercepts of US warplanes by Chinese aircraft. The US Defense Department has also declassified images and videos showing tense encounters with Chinese fighter jets. A new Pentagon report further alleges that China is accelerating the expansion of its nuclear arsenal and exploring the development of non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the US. Taiwan has reported 13 Chinese air force planes in its air defense zone. The report states that China's nuclear arsenal currently exceeds 500 warheads.
BREAKING: The Financial Times reports, based on a 🇺🇸 Pentagon report, that 🇨🇳 China 'appears to be accelerating the expansion of its nuclear arsenal' and also may be considering the development of 'non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the US'.
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Breaking news: A new Pentagon report has accused China of accelerating the expansion of its nuclear arsenal and says it may be exploring the development of non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the US https://t.co/XINAkgRl0q https://t.co/NMUyKaFi6G
China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal and will probably have over 1,000 warheads by 2030, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Beijing's military that was released on Thursday. (Reuters)
Taiwan reports 13 Chinese air force planes in its air defence zone https://t.co/IPLozToJmh https://t.co/JoKkCKcX85
US Defense Department releases declassified images and videos showing tense encounters with Chinese fighter jets. See the photos and get more details here https://t.co/rBD9mRydMe
Pentagon releases footage of almost 200 intercepts of US warplanes by Chinese aircraft https://t.co/uRZSPwXLuf https://t.co/0KLKAxo39A
US Defense Department releases declassified images and videos showing tense encounters with Chinese fighter jets. See the photos here: https://t.co/v51xuLlU5x https://t.co/bxvgyIPqEp
The Pentagon released footage of more than 180 intercepts of US warplanes by Chinese aircraft. https://t.co/SKBjOVENNl
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