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China’s Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Communist Party is leaving behind mere nuclear deterrence, and accelerating towards a “first-strike” capability.

Aaron Sarin

7 Jan 2024 · 8 min read

Trailer trucks carrying the Dongfeng 31A, an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead, take part in a military parade in Beijing on October 2009 to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Alamy

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