The US military says China now has more ICBM launchers than it does, but the US still has the nuclear edge
Story by jepstein@insider.com (Jake Epstein) • Yesterday 11:47 AM
The US military says that China now has more ICBM launchers than Washington does.
US Strategic Command recently warned lawmakers of this development in a memo obtained by Insider.
However, the US still has an edge in the number of ICBMs and nuclear warheads it has.
The Chinese armed forces now have more intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than the US does, the US military warned recently. But it noted that the US still has a nuclear edge over its great power rival.
Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the US Strategic Command, sent memos to both the Senate and House Armed Services Committees in late January detailing the status of China's ICBM activities as of October 2022.
"The number of land-based fixed and mobile ICBM launchers in China exceeds the number of ICBM launchers in the United States," Cotton wrote in letters sent to the respective committees on January 26, letters obtained by Insider. US Strategic Command — or STRATCOM — is responsible for nuclear operations, command, control, and communications.
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