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BEIJING — It was already a dangerous race: China versus the United States, each pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into missiles, submarines, warplanes and ships, vying to dominate the Indo-Pacific. That race may now go nuclear. A Pentagon report released this month estimated that China may have 700 nuclear warheads by 2027 and 1,000 by 2030 — a dramatic increase from last year's assessment that China's 200 or so warheads would only double over the next decade. The Pentagon noted that China's nuclear delivery platforms and supporting infrastructure indicate it may already possess a "nuclear triad" capable of launching...
