China mulls major boost to nuclear arsenal media

The stockpile of warheads possessed by Beijing will more than double in just over a decade, sources told Kyodo news agency

China is aiming to increase the number of its nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035 as a deterrent against the US, Chinese sources have told Kyodo news agency.

According to people familiar with the matter, President Xi Jinping has already approved the plan to double the count