US Nuclear Weapons Report, Speculation-China
2022.12.06 00:50
US Nuclear Weapons Report, Speculation-China
Budrigannews.com – On Tuesday, a Pentagon report on China’s nuclear weapons program’s pace was criticized by China’s defense ministry as “gesticulation” and speculative.
In a report released last month, the Pentagon stated that China’s current nuclear buildup would likely result in a stockpile of 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035.
Even though the projections do not suggest that China is accelerating the pace of its already rapid warhead development, the figure highlights the growing concerns that the United States has regarding China’s intentions for its expanding nuclear arsenal.
China’s defense ministry stated that the United States was “gesticulating and absurdly guessing about the modernization of China’s nuclear forces” in response to the report.
The ministry added that the United States should reevaluate its nuclear policy, particularly given that it has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
It stated that the United States was carrying out nuclear proliferation through its security partnership with Britain and Australia and was “vigorously” developing and attempting to deploy front-line tactical nuclear weapons. Additionally, the threshold for deploying nuclear weapons had been reduced.
“It should be emphasized that China firmly pursues a nuclear self-defense strategy, maintains its nuclear forces at the lowest level required by national security, and always adheres to the policy of not being the first to use nuclear weapons at any time or under any circumstance.”
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) think-tank, the United States possesses approximately 3,700 nuclear warheads, of which approximately 1,740 have been deployed.
When it came to global security, the United States, according to the Chinese ministry, was the “biggest trouble maker.”
According to the ministry, “it has fanned the flames for its own self-interest, creating divisions and confrontation in the world, and bringing turmoil and disasters wherever it goes.”
