A spokesman for the State Ministry expressed concern over China's nuclear forces over the U.S. government's release of a report that China may be aiming to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. Called for a dialogue towards nuclear arms control.
The Pentagon released an annual report analyzing China's military developments yesterday, noting that China may be aiming to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.
"China is leaving behind its former basic policy of possessing a minimum of nuclear weapons for deterrence," State Department spokesman Price said at a press conference on Wednesday. He reiterated his concern that he was increasing his strength.
He said that a strategic dialogue with Russia, a nuclear power, to discuss a new framework for nuclear disarmament would be useful, and that "all responsible countries possessing nuclear weapons should participate in the arms control dialogue." China has also called for a dialogue towards nuclear arms control.
According to a Swedish research institute, the number of nuclear warheads in each country as of January is 6255 in Russia, 5550 in the United States, 350 in China, and the United States is strengthening China's nuclear force. , I am strongly wary that the balance of nuclear deterrence may be lost.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon's report, China's Foreign Ministry, argues that "the scale of nuclear forces is limited to the minimum level required for security."