2021/11/02 by Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Engineering · #Nuclear Issues and Defense #Stockpile #Nuclear weapon #China #Russian federation #Atomic energy #Column (typography) #Political science #Nuclear technology #Enriched uranium #Chinese academy of sciences #International trade #Engineering #Nuclear physics #Law #Physics #Business #Geography #Uranium #Sociology #Telecommunications #Regional science #Nuclear power #Agency (philosophy)
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openalex publication_date 2021/11/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists, and Matt Korda, a senior research associate with the project. The Nuclear Notebook column has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1987. This issue’s column examines China’s nuclear arsenal, which we conclude has recently surpassed France’s as the world’s third largest. We estimate that China’s stockpile now includes roughly 350 operational warheads with more in production. The stockpile is expected to increase significantly in the next decade but remains significantly smaller than that of Russia or the United States.