From top mathematician on leaving the US to China's coal-to-medicine feat, here are some highlights from SCMP's recent ...

A report has emerged projecting that China will secure the capability to deploy 2,000 nuclear warheads in combat by 2035.

Count the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee among the defense-policy experts who say the National Defense ...

President Trump is reportedly gearing up for an epic showdown with the superpower after the rogue nation tested what is being ...

Late last week, the U.S. leveled an explosive claim: China is planning secret nuclear weapons tests and has already conducted at least one. China denied the allegations, but experts are worried that ...

GENEVA (AP) — A U.S. official focusing on arms control on Monday provided what he called new, declassified details of a Chinese underground nuclear test nearly six years ago and urged countries to ...

According to reports, the profile of Zhao Xiangeng, one of China’s leading nuclear weapons researchers, is no longer ...

The U.S. government revealed new intelligence on Tuesday suggesting China may have conducted an illicit nuclear test back on June 22, 2020. A small earthquake, measuring just 2.75 in magnitude, was ...

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces on Earth. The New START treaty expired on Feb. 5, 2026, ending the last ...

A DF-17 road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile is seen during a military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. China may want to develop new nuclear warheads for its ...