Land-based DF-61 intercontinental ballistic missiles of the nuclear missile formation appear in Tiananmen Square, September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China.
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President Trump heads to China this week in an effort to stabilize the relationship between the two great powers. But the war in Iran hangs over the visit.
And as part of the struggle with the U.S. for global dominance, China has been expanding it’s nuclear arsenal, doubling its size in the last decade. We look at the history of their program and why it is growing now.