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Ankit Panda, The Diplomat: Is China Considering a High-Risk Change to Its Nuclear Deterrence Posture?
China may be considering putting its nuclear forces on alert.
Is China considering a change to its nuclear weapons posture that could threaten global strategic stability? Gregory Kulacki with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) thinks so. In a recently published report, Kulacki highlights internal military discourse within the People’s Liberation Army that suggests China may be considering putting its nuclear forces on alert. The full report [PDF] summarizes the context of the discourse on this issue within China and offers evidence suggesting that this idea is under serious consideration. (Kulacki’s UCS colleague Elliot Negin has a helpful post at the Huffington Post examining some of the ramifications of a Chinese shift in posture.)
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WNU Editor: My Chinese sources are telling me otherwise .... but if true .... nuclear tensions in Asia have just exploded exponentially.
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