China Wants "Drastic" U.S., Russia Nuclear Arms Cuts -- Swiss Info
VIENNA (Reuters) - China called on the United States and Russia - which hold the vast majority of the world's nuclear warheads - on Monday to make further "drastic" cuts in their atomic arsenals.
A senior Chinese diplomat also told a meeting in Vienna that the development of missile defence systems which "disrupt" the global strategic balance should be abandoned, a possible reference to U.S. plans in Europe that have angered Russia.
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My Comment: The U.S. is probably open to more cuts in the nuclear stockpile .... at least that is the impression that I get from President Obama. But I do not see the Russians budging on this issue .... and what does not help the Chinese case is the secrecy that they have on their own nuclear program.
I'm reminded of an old story supposedly attributed to Mao - He was informed that a nuclear war between the US and China would kill 600 million Chinese.
ReplyDeleteHe answered, "That would leave 300 milllion."
Deterrence via Mutual Assured Destruction has worked for more than half a century. Let's NOT try something else, hey?
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