Even as China embarks on a massive military buildup, America comforts itself with an ironclad belief: As with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, superior Communist numbers will be undercut by rigid command and clumsy tactics that can be exploited by ...

At recent security tests and hacking competitions held at GEEKCon in Shanghai, compromised robots were shown spreading attacks to other units, raising fresh concerns over safety, regulation, and the rapid deployment of internet-connected robots in public and industrial spaces.

China is estimated to have more than 600 nuclear warheads, a figure the U.S. predicts will exceed 1,000 by the end of the decade.

In this July 5, 2017 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a press conference after a meeting with the German chancellor in Berlin. In July 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping was conspicuously absent from the BRICS summit for the first time in ...

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and sustained increase in the size and capability of its nuclear forces, according to the U.S. military and arms control experts.

In November, the General Assembly’s First Committee, adopted a resolution that looks at the risks of integrating AI into nuclear weapons.

While nuclear crises between the “Big Three” can still be managed, preventing an arms race will be much more difficult. The rise of China as a prospective strategic nuclear superpower increases the challenge of maintaining deterrence stability and ...

China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Beijing China has agreed to stand down on enforcing some of its ...