A more successful Chinese nuclear programme

Let's say Mao's nuclear drives were more successful and effective--for the sake of argument, let's say all the necessary circumstances occured. What would the short and long term geopolitical consequences, if any, be?
 
Not much would be different, even if Mao got the nuke 5-6 years earlier, the world would look like it does now, with China as a nuclear power.
 
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