 China expected to have 1,500 nuke warheads by 2035. China is expected to possess some 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. In the longer term, we need to rethink and adapt our approach to a more dangerous and competitive world. And this means engaging with China, which is estimated to have 1,500 warheads by 2035, he told an arms control conference in Washington. As a global power, China has global responsibilities. And Beijing too would benefit from the increased transparency, predictability and security of arms control agreements, he said. NATO is a unique platform where we engage with China and the wider international community for our mutual benefit. China says its arsenal is dwarfed by those of the United States and Russia, and that it is ready for dialogue, but only if Washington reduces its nuclear stockpile to China's level.