Tag: China Nuclear

First Strike

China omission of no-first-use nuclear doctrine in defense white paper signals policy shift

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Chinese President Xi Jinping / AP

China omitted a reference to its no-first-use strategic nuclear weapons doctrine in a recently published government white paper, indicating Beijing shifted the policy as part of its large-scale nuclear arms buildup.

Concerns Proliferating

China confirms nuclear deal with Pakistan

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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, center, is escorted by his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, June 2012 / AP

China confirmed this week it will sell a new 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactor to Pakistan that the United States says would violate Beijing’s obligations under a nuclear supplier control group.

Number the Nukes

Ex-Russian strategic commander says new Chinese missiles threaten 1987 U.S.-Russia arms treaty

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Chinese vehicles armed with Dongfeng 31A missile / AP

A former commander of Russia’s nuclear forces warned the Obama administration this week that China’s short-range nuclear missiles are undermining the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States. and Russia.