As US Nuclear Status Slides, China Has Learned a Terrifying Nuclear Lesson from Russia

Most Americans assume the United States is the world's unrivaled nuclear superpower. The truth is, America's nuclear stockpile has shrunk significantly. Meanwhile, China is building nuclear weapons at a rapid pace, and arms experts believe the world's security is now at serious risk due to the communist regime's expansionist schemes.

Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has dramatically reduced the number of nuclear weapons it has deployed or in storage. That arsenal today is roughly 85 percent smaller than at the height of the nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, and the number of operational nukes is tiny compared to 40 years ago...