China’s furtive underwater nuclear weapons test the Pentagon

Off China's shores, warships and aircraft designed to protect submarines can now be spotted conducting regular patrols. And the man now commanding Chinese forces in the south is a veteran submariner.

China removes BRI map that showed J-K, Arunachal Pradesh as part of India — The Belt and Road Initiative is aimed at bolstering Beijing’s economic and political reach. (Reuters)

China is making significant advances toward achieving a more reliable second-strike nuclear capability, bolstering its deterrence against an attack on its land-based nuclear weapons, Reuters reveals today in a special report. Until recently, China lacked a powerful second-strike option. But now its ballistic missile submarines, which can deliver nuclear weapons capable of striking the United States, are changing that.