6.9K views · 100 reactions | China First Nuclear Test (Nuclear Explosion) The People's Republic of China began developing nuclear weapons in the late 1950s with substantial Soviet assistance. The order for the Chinese nuclear weapons program, designated by the codename of "02", was given by Chairman Mao Zedong himself, who believed that without a nuclear weapon China would not be taken seriously as a world power. | Military Word | Facebook

10K views · 253 reactions | US raises concern over China's nuclear arsenal build-up, amid reports that Beijing is constructing more then 100 new missile silos. | WION | Facebook