
The Pentagon expects China to "basically complete modernization" of its military capabilities by 2035, according to a new report released Tuesday, to include potentially having a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads by that time. The department’s latest “China Military Power” report notes Beijing’s efforts to expand its nuclear stockpile and provides an assessment on a range of military modernization initiatives from shipbuilding to fielding new hypersonic weapon and space capabilities. “This congressionally-mandated report serves as an authoritative assessment of DoD’s…