Thursday, December 1, 2011

Is China Hiding Up To 3,000 Nuclear Warheads?

Chinese military nuclear sites. NTI

China 'Hiding Up To 3,000 Nuclear Warheads In Secret Tunnels' -- The Telegraph

An unconventional project by US university students has concluded that China's nuclear arsenal could be many times larger than current estimates, drawing the attention of Pentagon analysts.

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Georgetown University students under the instruction of a former Pentagon official have assembled the largest body of public knowledge yet about a vast network of secret tunnels dug by China's secretive Second Artillery Corps, responsible for nuclear warheads.

The 363-page study has not yet been published, but has already sparked a congressional hearing and been circulated among top US defence officials, including the Air Force vice chief of staff, the Post reported.

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My Comment: The problem with a closed society is that you may never know the truth of what the situation on the ground really is. In China's case, this is doubly so since they have gone to great pains in hiding the true size and extent of their nuclear weapons program. While US officials may be concerned about this report .... I suspect that their concerns are miniscule when compared to what China's neighbors may be thinking right now .... especially Russia, India, and Japan.

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