China Will Modernize Their Nuclear Arsenal In Response To A U.S.-Backed Missile Defense System

Missile Shield May Spark China Nuclear Upgrade: Officer -- Reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) - China may need to modernize its nuclear arsenal to respond to the destabilizing effect of a planned U.S.-backed missile defense system, a senior Chinese military officer said on Wednesday.

"It undermines the strategic stability," said Major General Zhu Chenghu of China's National Defense University about the U.S.-led development of a missile shield, which has also alarmed Russia.

"We have to maintain the credibility of deterrence," he told Reuters on the sidelines of a panel discussion on nuclear disarmament, referring to the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using atomic arms as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence.

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My Comment: For a long time China has been quiet on how they would respond to a US missile defense system. I guess this statement makes their intentions very clear.