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A chilling new report by the US Pentagon has made a shocking revelation about China that is now triggering World War III fears.
The report was made just before Christmas on December 23 and has unveiled the fact that China has over a whopping 100 long-range nuclear missiles.
These weapons have the ability to reach as far as the US if a global war broke out.
This has, of course, intensified growing fears surrounding the possibility of a third World War.
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According to the US Department of War, which was previously known as the Department of Defense, fields of missile silos have been found in three remote areas in China, specifically Hami in Xinjiang, Yumen in Gansu, and Yulin in Inner Mongolia, which is near the Mongolian border.
In the report, it said: “China’s historic military buildup has made the US homeland increasingly vulnerable. China maintains a large and growing arsenal of nuclear, maritime, conventional long-range strike, cyber, and space capabilities able to directly threaten Americans’ security.”
It continued: “Under President Trump’s leadership, relations between the United States and China are stronger than they have been in many years, and the Department of War will support efforts to build on this progress. We will do so in part by opening a wider range of military-to-military communications with the PLA with a focus on strategic stability as well as deconfliction and de-escalation, more broadly. We will also seek other ways to make clear our peaceful intentions.
“At the same time, we will ensure that the Joint Force is always ready and able to defend our nation’s interests in the Indo-Pacific. As we do so, it bears emphasizing that U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific are fundamental—but also scoped and reasonable. We do not seek to strangle, dominate, or humiliate China. Rather, as laid out in President Trump’s National Security Strategy, we seek only to deny the ability of any country in the Indo-Pacific to dominate us or our allies. That means being so strong that aggression is not even considered, and that peace is therefore preferred and preserved. The Department of War will therefore prioritize bolstering deterrence in the Indo-Pacific through strength, not confrontation.”
The report warns that China is building up its arms and could be set to either invade or blockade Taiwan.
However, China isn’t the only country increasing its stock of nuclear weapons as others includingPakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea, have all been adding to their supply in the last four decades.
