China nuclear weapons are subject to strict monitoring and direct control by China's Central Military Commission. IrrawaddyChina Rejects Curbs on Nuclear Arsenal Expansion -- Global Security Newswire
China in June 2008 ruled out accepting any restrictions on additions to its nuclear weapons stockpile, the Sydney Morning Herald today quoted leaked U.S. diplomatic documents as saying (see GSN, Feb. 17).
Envoys from the United States have sought unsuccessfully on multiple occasions to obtain additional information from Beijing about Chinese nuclear weapons, according to classified cables obtained by the transparency group WikiLeaks. China has minimized what details it has released on its nuclear arsenal in a bid to bolster the position of its armed forces, the documents quote Chinese officials as saying in closed discussions.
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No nuclear limit: China -- The Age
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No transparency over nukes, China tells US -- 9News
WikiLeaks Fears Over Chinese Nukes -- Irrawaddy
Nuclear physicist behind China's atom bomb laid to rest -- People's Daily
My Comment: China has no interest in limiting their strategic nuclear and conventional military programs, goals and objectives. None. Zero. Nada. And they have even less of a desire to release information that details what these goals and objectives are.
I'm sure the lack of disclosure is ok, they have so much ground to make and besides they are fellow businessmen.
ReplyDeleteright, I think everyone who wants to expand his nuclear arsenal these days should be given a bit more trust.. it´s creating jobs after all
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Thanks for your comments. Good to hear from you Mark. I suspect that you have been busy in the past little while (like me).
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