China wants to double their nuclear warhead capacity, as it rolls out its own nuclear triad—the ability to launch nuclear weapons from land, sea, or air. But this could radically change how Russia and the United States handle their own nuclear stockpiles, especially as the deadline for renegotiating the New Start Treaty—a treaty that limits the amount of nuclear weapons in the US and Russia—is fast approaching. And with a the India China border conflict, this could get messy fast.