World As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk November 28, 2021November 28, 2021DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk The Pentagon thinks Beijing may build 1,000 or more weapons by 2030. But it’s the new technologies that worry strategists.