U.S. media "spit" U.S. strategic headquarters drawing: too many mistakes and distorted facts

　　U.S. Strategic Command's drawing renders Sino-Russian nuclear threat to US media to "spit": too many mistakes and distorted facts

　　Recently, the US Strategic Command, responsible for wielding the "nuclear stick", tweeted a quote from current commander Charles Richard: "The threats we face are real no matter today and in the future. In this epidemic There has been no change during the pandemic. While we continue to seek and provide a safe and secure world, other countries continue to provoke and act irresponsibly. "

　　At the same time, in order to make it more understandable, the US Strategic Command also specially distributed three pictures:

　　The first picture is titled "Despite the restraint of the United States, Russia and China are still actively expanding their nuclear capabilities," and they depict the so-called nuclear weapon systems deployed by the three countries of China, the United States, and Russia in the coming years.

　　In the second graph, the United States states that its nuclear warhead reserves have fallen by 85% over the past 30 years, while the nuclear threats from countries such as China and Russia have continued to rise.

　　The third Tumi accused "competitors" of violating the nuclear arms control agreement, researching new weapons, and conducting weapons tests during the new pandemic pneumonia epidemic, disrupting regional security.

　　Obviously, the US Strategic Command wants to use these three images to package the United States into a “vulnerable group” that has been wronged under the nuclear threat. But it is more obvious that this is not the case.

　　On May 7, the "Atomic Scientist Bulletin", an American media initiated by many scientists participating in the "Manhattan Project" and focusing on the global nuclear crisis, published an article pointing directly at the US Strategic Command. Very misleading. "

　　There are three main errors in the first picture. The first is the unfair comparison. The figure emphasizes "future capabilities", but it includes a large number of deployed weapon systems in China and Russia. The deployed US weapons are "by the way omitted" to make it look In a weak position. At the same time, the map forcibly "divides" the same weapon system in China. For example, the US Department of Defense considers DF-31AG to be an "enhanced version of DF-31A", but on the map it becomes two separate systems.

　　More importantly, the map does not indicate the actual number of each weapon system, and many weapon systems do not mean that the nuclear strike capability is strong. For example, the United States plans to build more than 400 land-based intercontinental missiles through its GBSD project, which may "far more than all intercontinental missiles owned by China." The article believes that "the United States has more than one nuclear arsenal, and it will remain so in the coming decades."

　　The second picture is also inaccurate. According to authoritative data, from 1990 to 2020, the number of US nuclear warheads decreased from about 21,400 to about 3,800, a decrease of 82%. Russia reduced from about 37,000 to 4310, a drop of up to 88%. Compared with the United States and Russia, China's number of nuclear warheads has been very small. Therefore, "the reduction in the United States is not unilateral-the opposite is true."

　　The third picture is called "the thief shouts to catch the thief". In August 2019, the Trump administration withdrew from the "Guidance Treaty" and soon began to study and test-fire the medium-range missiles prohibited by the treaty. Compared with the possible breach of contract in other countries, the act of abolishing the US contract is even worse. The United States tested intercontinental ballistic missiles in February this year and hypersonic missile gliders in March. These tests were conducted during the epidemic of the new coronary pneumonia.

　　Finally, the figure states that some countries "do not care about reducing nuclear weapons." In fact, Russia, as the main US competitor in nuclear arsenals, has complied with the agreement to reduce nuclear weapons and is willing to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty "without any conditions" for five years, while the Trump administration is Set up various obstacles for renewal.