The nuclear arsenals of China and the U.S.: Plans for a future armageddon
A quick run-down of they have now, and what they'll get in the coming decades.
By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer January 27, 2017
B-52 bomber
A.P. Photo/U.S. Air Force
Stratofortress
The B-52 is the old workhorse of the U.S. bomber fleet, with an average age of more than 45 years. It can carry a wider range of weapons, and loiter longer without refueling, than any other bomber.
In both Beijing and Washington D.C., nuclear weapons and their delivery systems have become particularly big news lately. In China, the DF-41 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is already driving in the streets of Manchuria. Stateside, President Trump has just received a briefing at the Pentagon on America's nuclear plans.
http://www.popsci.com/nuclear-arsenals-china-united-states?dom=twHere's a quick run-down of the nuclear systems of both countries—and what they are planning to obtain in the next 25 years:
