| year | PRC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| warheads | megatons | ||||
| (WRJ) | (NRDC 2006) | (Lewis 2004) | (NRDC 1994) | (WRJ) | |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 |
| 1965 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0.18 |
| 1966 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 1967 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 0.73 |
| 1968 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 17.3 |
| 1969 | 50 | 50 | 20 | 50 | 34.1 |
| 1970 | 75 | 75 | 30 | 75 | 51.2 |
| 1971 | 100 | 100 | 45 | 100 | 78.0 |
| 1972 | 130 | 130 | 60 | 130 | 131.3 |
| 1973 | 150 | 150 | 65 | 150 | 174.5 |
| 1974 | 170 | 170 | 75 | 170 | 201.2 |
| 1975 | 185 | 185 | 80 | 185 | 227.8 |
| 1976 | 190 | 190 | 80 | 190 | 227.8 |
| 1977 | 200 | 200 | 80 | 200 | 227.9 |
| 1978 | 220 | 220 | 90 | 220 | 248.0 |
| 1979 | 235 | 235 | 95 | 235 | 268.0 |
| 1980 | 280 | 280 | 105 | 280 | 321.6 |
| 1981 | 330 | 330 | 125 | 330 | 392.3 |
| 1982 | 360 | 360 | 135 | 360 | 412.6 |
| 1983 | 380 | 380 | 140 | 380 | 449.0 |
| 1984 | 414 | 415 | 150 | 414 | 485.3 |
| 1985 | 426 | 425 | 152 | 426 | 495.3 |
| 1986 | 423 | 425 | 145 | 423 | 481.4 |
| 1987 | 415 | 415 | 130 | 415 | 477.2 |
| 1988 | 430 | 430 | 110 | 430 | 488.2 |
| 1989 | 433 | 435 | 103 | 433 | 495.5 |
| 1990 | 432 | 430 | 85 | 432 | 464.5 |
| 1991 | 434 | 435 | 75 | 434 | 447.5 |
| 1992 | 434 | 435 | 75 | 434 | 447.5 |
| 1993 | 434 | 435 | 65 | 447.5 | |
| 1994 | 434 | 400 | 447.5 | ||
| 1995 | 434 | 400 | 447.5 | ||
| 1996 | 441 | 400 | 465.1 | ||
| 1997 | 464 | 400 | 491.5 | ||
| 1998 | 477 | 400 | 520.1 | ||
| 1999 | 489 | 400 | 545.4 | ||
| 2000 | 492 | 400 | 75 | 544.7 | |
| 2001 | 495 | 400 | 544.0 | ||
| 2002 | 518 | 400 | 556.3 | ||
| 2003 | 541 | 400 | 568.6 | ||
| 2004 | 400 | ||||
| 2005 | 400 | ||||
| 2006 | 200 | ||||
| 2007 | |||||
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