Zachary Keck
zacharykeck.bsky.social
Zachary Keck
@zacharykeck.bsky.social
Nuclear Weapons and Indo-Pacific. Former: DoD, Congress, Belfer Center, The Diplomat, others. Views mine and subject to change.
Reposted by Zachary Keck
"The PRC probably will use its new fast breeder reactors and reprocessing facilities to produce plutonium for its nuclear weapons program, despite publicly maintaining these technologies are intended for peaceful purposes." media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/18/...
media.defense.gov
December 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Reposted by Zachary Keck
"DoD estimates the PRC has surpassed 600 operational nuclear warheads... as of mid-2024 and will have over 1,000 operational ... warheads by 2030, [many] deployed at higher readiness levels. The PRC will continue growing its force through at least 2035" media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/18/...
December 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Bad six months. I don’t feel for them at all.
December 7, 2024 at 2:31 AM