China seeks nuclear weapons and bases 'to support offensive operations' against US

China plans to have 200 nuclear warheads capable of reaching the American homeland “in the next five years,” according to a Pentagon analysis detailing the communist power’s growing ability “to support offensive operations” against the United States.

The report also contains the Pentagon’s estimate of the size of China’s nuclear arsenal. “Over the next decade, China’s nuclear warhead stockpile — currently estimated to be in the low 200s — is projected to at least double in size as China expands and modernizes its nuclear forces,” the report said.