China's nuclear weapons program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/China's_nuclear_weapons_program

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	nuclear test
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Sino-Soviet_split
gptkbp:country	gptkb:China
gptkbp:firstNuclearTest	1964
gptkbp:firstNuclearTestName	596
gptkbp:firstNuclearTestSite	gptkb:Lop_Nur
gptkbp:firstNuclearTestYield	22 kilotons
gptkbp:firstThermonuclearTest	1967
gptkbp:firstThermonuclearTestSite	gptkb:Lop_Nur
gptkbp:firstThermonuclearTestYield	3.3 megatons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	China's nuclear weapons program
gptkbp:lastNuclearTestSite	gptkb:Lop_Nur
gptkbp:lastTestDate	1996
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Wang_Ganchang gptkb:Yu_Min gptkb:Deng_Jiaxian gptkb:Peng_Huanwu gptkb:Qian_Sanqiang
gptkbp:nuclearWeaponsDeliverySystems	gptkb:DF-41_ICBM gptkb:H-6_bomber gptkb:JL-2_SLBM gptkb:DF-31_ICBM gptkb:DF-5_ICBM
gptkbp:nuclearWeaponsStockpileEstimate2023	410
gptkbp:policy	no first use
gptkbp:reasonForDevelopment	national security deterrence strategic parity
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Project_596 gptkb:Operation_Lop_Nur Test No. 6
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:China_National_Nuclear_Corporation gptkb:China_Institute_of_Atomic_Energy Second Artillery Corps (now PLA Rocket Force)
gptkbp:responsible_for	gptkb:China_Academy_of_Engineering_Physics gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
gptkbp:startDate	1955
gptkbp:status	active
gptkbp:technology	gptkb:marine gptkb:surface-to-air_missile gptkb:multiple_independently_targetable_reentry_vehicle_(MIRV) nuclear test fission bomb
gptkbp:testRuns	45
gptkbp:treatyParticipation	gptkb:Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (signed, not ratified)
gptkbp:関連施設	gptkb:Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center gptkb:Mianyang gptkb:Lop_Nur_Nuclear_Test_Base gptkb:Ninth_Academy gptkb:Qinghai_Atomic_Bomb_Test_Base
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nie_Rongzhen
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5