tʃˈaɪnə ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ nˈuː ˌɪntɚkˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl bɐlˈɪstɪk mˈɪsəlz ˈaɪkbəmz ðæt wɪl sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli ɪmpɹˈuːv tʃˈaɪnəz nˈuːklɪɹkˈeɪpəbəl mˈɪsəl fˈoːɹsᵻz, ænd ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv wˈɔːɹhɛdz ɔnðə pˌiːˌɑːɹsˈiːz lˈændbˈeɪst ˈaɪkbəm kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv θɹˈɛʔn̩ɪŋ ðə kəntˈɪɡjuːəs juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪz ɛkspˈɛktᵻd tə ɡɹˈoʊ tə ɹˈʌfli tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ɪnðə nˈɛkst fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz, ænd ɪz pɹədʒˈɛktᵻd tʊ æt lˈiːst dˈʌbəl ɪn sˈaɪz æz tʃˈaɪnə ɛkspˈændz ænd mˈɑːdɚnˌaɪzᵻz ɪts nˈuːklɪɹ fˈoːɹsᵻz.
China is also developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that will significantly improve China's nuclear-capable missile forces, and the number of warheads on the PRC's land-based ICBMs capable of threatening the contiguous United States is expected to grow to roughly 200 in the next five years, and is projected to at least double in size as China expands and modernizes its nuclear forces.