President Trump will be busy! See also my other, related blog of today here.
However, this article fails to explain or mention any specific advances in nuclear weapons by China other than it engages in nuclear proliferation to other counttries.
"After disappearing from debate over the last couple of decades, nuclear politics are set to return with a vengeance. China has begun an unexpected and secretive nuclear force buildup. ...
Beijing has faced repeated calls for it to join nuclear arms control agreements, all of which it rejected on the basis that its nuclear forces are much more modest than those of other nuclear states. ...
China’s shifting nuclear posture, the secrecy surrounding it, and the low likelihood of Chinese cooperation on arms control threaten stability in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. ...
But there have been indications that China may adopt a launch-on-warning posture, meaning it might fire before suffering confirmed nuclear hits. This departure, combined with the pursuit of parity, will make crises much more dangerous. ...
Meanwhile, China—already the second biggest military in the world—has covertly gone down the path of nuclear proliferation. ...
China has supported nuclear proliferation in Pakistan, North Korea and possibly even Iran. ..."
China has supported nuclear proliferation in Pakistan, North Korea and possibly even Iran. ..."
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